READING  チョウ、こ-りる、こ-らす、こ-らしめる
MEANING  penal
JLPT level N1 (full info & stroke order)
 
Words/compounds
ちょうえき
penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
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
ちょうあく
chastisement for evildoing, punishment
ちょうばつ
discipline, punishment, reprimand
しょうこり
persistent, incorrigible
 
Example sentences
懲役
銀行強盗すると懲役10年食らうぞ。
Bank robbery will cost you ten years in prison.
 
彼は懲役十年で、女房には三年の刑が下った。
He was given ten years and his wife three.
勧善懲悪
このドラマは単純な勧善懲悪もので、今一つ深みに欠けて物足りない。
This drama is missing something. All it is is a simple cautionary tale with no real depth.
懲罰
シンガポールでは罪人を懲罰する方法としてむち打ちがある。
In Singapore, one way to punish a criminal is to whip him or her.
 
Lookalikes
No lookalikes found. Report one.