This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: チョウ、こ.りる、こ.らす、こ.らしめる
Romaji: chō, ko.riru, ko.rasu, ko.rashimeru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

penal, chastise, punish, discipline

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  61
Frequency:  1303
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-14-4
Korean Reading:  jing
Chinese Reading:  cheng2
Unicode:  61f2
JIS:  4428

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2910
Nelson Index: 1785
New Nelson Index: 2006
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4k14.3
Four Corner Index: 2833.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1599
Gakken Index: 1626
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11399P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.1213
Remembering the kanji Index: 888
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1327
Kodansha Compact Index: 805
Kanji in Context Index: 1703
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1853
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2526
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 897
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 953
Essential Kanji Index: 1510
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3623
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2058
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1893

Words

懲役 (ちょうえき)
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
懲罰 (ちょうばつ)
discipline; punishment; reprimand
懲らしめる (こらしめる)
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
悪を懲らす (あくをこらす)
to punish the wicked
懲罰委員会 (ちょうばついいんかい)
disciplinary committee
懲戒 (ちょうかい)
discipline; punishment; reprimand
懲りる (こりる)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to have enough (of); to be disgusted with
勧善懲悪 (かんぜんちょうあく)
rewarding good and punishing evil; novel or drama with a rewarding-good-and-punishing-evil theme; moral purpose; morality play
無期懲役 (むきちょうえき)
life imprisonment
懲治監 (ちょうじかん)
reformatory
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