懲 means penal
chastise, punish, discipline
A heart that's warned: punish.
On'yomi
- チョウchou
Kun'yomi
- こ(りる)koriru
- こ(らす)korasu
- こ(らしめる)korashimeru
How it's built
- 徴
- 心heart
Common words
- 懲役ちょうえきpenal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
- 懲戒ちょうかいdiscipline; punishment
- 懲罰ちょうばつdiscipline; punishment
- 懲りるこりるto learn by experience; to learn one's lesson