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懲りる[こりる] (koriru)

to learn by experience, to be disgusted with

  • JLPT N1
  • Ichidan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #12639 most frequent

Meaning

懲りる (こりる, koriru) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to learn by experience, to be disgusted with”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 3

大だい失敗しっぱいをして懲こりた

I have learned from my big mistake.

羹あつものに懲こりて鱠なますを吹ふく。

A burnt child dreads the fire.

これに懲こりずにまたやれよ。

Don't let this discourage you from trying it again.

Conjugation table

懲りる (こりる) is an ichidan verb (ru-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary懲りる こりるkoriru
Negative懲りない こりないkorinai
Past懲りた こりたkorita
Past negative懲りなかった こりなかったkorinakatta
Polite (ます)懲ります こりますkorimasu
Polite negative懲りません こりませんkorimasen
Polite past懲りました こりましたkorimashita
Polite past negative懲りませんでした こりませんでしたkorimasendeshita
Te-form懲りて こりてkorite
Conditional (ば)懲りれば こりればkorireba
Conditional (たら)懲りたら こりたらkoritara
Potential懲りられる こりられるkorirareru
Passive懲りられる こりられるkorirareru
Causative懲りさせる こりさせるkorisaseru
Causative-passive懲りさせられる こりさせられるkorisaserareru
Volitional懲りよう こりようkoriyou
Volitional polite懲りましょう こりましょうkorimashou
Imperative懲りろ こりろkoriro
Desire (たい)懲りたい こりたいkoritai

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