Vocabulary
What does 懲りる (こりる, koriru) mean?
懲りる (こりる, koriru) means to learn one's lesson (the hard way); to be discouraged from trying again.
| Reading | こりる |
|---|---|
| Romaji | koriru |
| Part of speech | ichidan verb, intransitive |
| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
懲りるこりる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkoriru
to learn one's lesson (the hard way); to be discouraged from trying again
- 1ichidan verb · intransitive to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way
- 2ichidan verb · intransitive to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
Example sentences
一度の失敗で懲りて二度としない。
One failure taught me a lesson, and I won't do it again.
彼は痛い目にあって懲りたようだ。
It seems he learned his lesson after a painful experience.