Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 懲り懲り(こりごり) in Japanese

懲り懲り
Kana Reading
こりごり
Romaji
korigori
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    bitter experience; learning from a bad experience; having had enough (of something unpleasant); having had a bellyful; being sick and tired (of something); being fed up
    Example sentence
    こんなきつい仕事こりごり I can't stand an awful sweat like this.

Examples of 懲り懲り, こりごり in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

18 strokes

penal, chastise, punish, discipline

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: こ.りる, こ.らす, こ.らしめる

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19 strokes

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: こらしめる, こらす, こりる

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