懲りる

Meaning

1. v1vi
   to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way
2. v1vi
   to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

Example sentences

• 羹に懲りて膾を吹く

  A burnt child dreads the fire.

• これで彼女も懲りるだろう。

  This will teach her a lesson.

• バイキンマンはいつもこてんぱんにやられているのに、懲りずに悪いことばかり繰り返している。

  Even though Baikinman always gets beaten into the ground, he never learns his lesson and keeps doing bad things.