懲ちょう戒かい

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懲戒する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	懲ちょう戒かいする	懲ちょう戒かいしない
Polite	懲ちょう戒かいします	懲ちょう戒かいしません
Past polite	懲ちょう戒かいしました	懲ちょう戒かいしませんでした
Past	懲ちょう戒かいした	懲ちょう戒かいしなかった
Te-form	懲ちょう戒かいして	懲ちょう戒かいしないで
Desire	懲ちょう戒かいしたい	懲ちょう戒かいしたくない
Potential	懲ちょう戒かいできる	懲ちょう戒かいできない
Passive	懲ちょう戒かいされる	懲ちょう戒かいされない
Causative	懲ちょう戒かいさせる	懲ちょう戒かいさせない
Causative passive	懲ちょう戒かいさせられる	懲ちょう戒かいさせられない
Volitional	懲ちょう戒かいしよう
Polite volitional	懲ちょう戒かいしましょう
Imperative	懲ちょう戒かいしろ	懲ちょう戒かいするな
Conditional	懲ちょう戒かいすれば	懲ちょう戒かいしなければ
Tara conditional	懲ちょう戒かいしたら	懲ちょう戒かいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

disciplinary action; punishment; reprimand

Formal term for official disciplinary measures, especially in workplace, school, or legal settings. Often used in compounds like 懲戒処分 (disciplinary action) or 懲戒免職 (disciplinary dismissal).

彼かれは不ふ正せい行こう為いで懲ちょう戒かい処しょ分ぶんを受うけた。
He received disciplinary action for misconduct.
会かい社しゃは問もん題だいの社しゃ員いんを懲ちょう戒かい免めん職しょくにした。
The company dismissed the employee in question as a disciplinary measure.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を懲ちょう戒かいするto discipline someone
会かい社しゃは不ふ正せいを行おこなった社しゃ員いんを懲ちょう戒かいした。
The company disciplined the employee who had committed fraud.
懲ちょう戒かいを受うけるto receive disciplinary action
彼かれは規き則そく違い反はんで懲ちょう戒かいを受うけた。
He received disciplinary action for violating the rules.
懲ちょう戒かいに処しょすto subject someone to disciplinary punishment
教きょう師しは生せい徒とを厳きびしい懲ちょう戒かいに処しょした。
The teacher subjected the student to severe disciplinary punishment.

Kanji

懲penal, chastise, punish
戒commandment

Related words

処しょ罰ばつN1
処罰 is a broad term covering any kind of punishment, including criminal penalties, while 懲戒 refers specifically to disciplinary action taken within an organization such as a workplace or school.
制せい裁さいN1
制裁 suggests punitive sanctions with a retributive tone, whereas 懲戒 focuses on correcting behavior and maintaining internal order.
罰ばつN1
罰 is the plain, everyday word for punishment in general, while 懲戒 is the formal term used for official disciplinary measures.

Opposites

表ひょう彰しょうN1
表彰 is formal commendation or recognition for good conduct, the opposite of 懲戒, which is formal punishment for misconduct.

Don't confuse with

懲ちょう罰ばつ
懲罰 is a more general term for punishment (often military or informal), while 懲戒 specifically denotes formal disciplinary action within an organization or profession.
訓くん戒かい
懲戒 shares the kanji 戒 with 訓戒 but means disciplinary punishment or sanction, while 訓戒 is a verbal warning or admonition without formal punishment.
懲こりるN1
懲りる is a common verb describing a personal feeling of having learned a lesson, whereas 懲戒 is a formal noun referring to official disciplinary action taken against someone.

Counted with

件けんN2
懲戒 (a disciplinary action/case) is counted with 件, as in 懲戒処分が二件あった (there were two disciplinary actions).

Word family

懲ちょう戒かい免めん
disciplinary dismissal; disciplinary discharge
懲ちょう戒かい免めん官かん
disciplinary dismissal; disciplinary discharge
懲ちょう戒かい免めん職しょく
disciplinary dismissal; disciplinary discharge
懲ちょう戒かい処しょ分ぶん
disciplinary action; disciplinary measures; sanctions
懲ちょう戒かい解かい雇こ
disciplinary dismissal; punitive discharge
懲ちょう戒かい請せい求きゅう
formal demand for disciplinary action against a lawyer

Etymology

Compound of 懲 (chō, 'to chastise') and 戒 (kai, 'to admonish'). The kanji combination conveys the idea of disciplining through warning or punishment.