懲りる
- Word
- 懲りる
- Reading
- こりる
- Level
- N1
- Part of speech
- verb
- Meaning
- to learn one's lesson, to be taught a lesson
- Example
一度株で大損したのに、彼はまだ懲りていない。 He hasn't learned his lesson yet, even though he lost a fortune in stocks once.
- Confused with
後悔する (to regret) - 後悔する is feeling regret, whereas 懲りる is learning from a painful experience not to repeat it.