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懲りる (koriru) Japanese meaning: learn one's lesson | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 懲りる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 懲こ りる 懲こ りない Polite 懲こ ります 懲こ りません Past polite 懲こ りました 懲こ りませんでした Past 懲こ りた 懲こ りなかった Te-form 懲こ りて 懲こ りないで Desire 懲こ りたい 懲こ りたくない Potential 懲こ りられる also 懲こ りれる 懲こ りられない also 懲こ りれない Passive 懲こ りられる 懲こ りられない Causative 懲こ りさせる 懲こ りさせない Causative passive 懲こ りさせられる 懲こ りさせられない Volitional 懲こ りよう Polite volitional 懲こ りましょう Imperative 懲こ りろ 懲こ りるな Conditional 懲こ りれば 懲こ りなければ Tara conditional 懲こ りたら 懲こ りなかったら
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I learned my lesson from the last failure, so I'll be careful this time.
He didn't learn his lesson and made the same mistake again.
Expressions 性しょう 懲こ りもない incorrigible; dogged; never learning one's lesson 性しょう 懲こ りもなく without learning one's lesson; doggedly; in spite of past failures これに 懲こ りずに without being discouraged by this; without letting this put you off; without being held back by this 羹あつもの に 懲こ りて 膾なます を 吹ふ く once bitten, twice shy; a burnt child dreads the fire; become overcautious after a bad experience Transitive / intransitive Related words 懲りる implies being discouraged specifically because a bad experience taught a lesson, whereas うんざりする is a broader, more casual expression for simply being fed up or tired of something.
懲りる describes being discouraged from repeating a mistake because of a painful experience, while 反省する is the more neutral, formal act of reflecting on one's own behavior.
Don't confuse with 懲りる is intransitive and means to learn one's own lesson from a bad experience, while 懲らしめる is transitive and means to punish or discipline someone else.
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.
懲りる means to learn a lesson and be discouraged from repeating something, while 凝る means to become absorbed in or elaborate about something; the words look and sound similar but are unrelated in meaning.
Word family learning from experience; repenting; improving one's nature
fed up; sick and tired; had enough · learn one's lesson; learn from a bad experience
doesn't learn their lesson; obstinate
Written forms 懲こ りる Usage 79%
こりる Usage 21%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing.
Etymology A native Japanese verb continuing classical 懲る, “to learn through painful experience” or “become wary.” The kanji 懲 represents this meaning.
Undeterred by his previous failure, he keeps taking on the same challenge.
