Keyword
punish and teach a lesson
Info
FrequencyTop 2000-2100
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig953
Old form懲
Readings
こ
(60%)
ご
(1%)
Composed of
sign (of something)
heart
Used in vocabulary (49 in total)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
discipline; punishment; reprimand
Examples (15 in total)
You still haven't learned your lesson, have you?
He must have had enough of being chased by the people here.
But this should have taught the kid a lesson, at least a little.