VOCABULARY
懲りる
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to learn by experience / had enough
learn from experience, be taught a lesson, be daunted, give up (after a bad experience)
verb
Example sentences
前回の失敗で懲りたはずだ。
He should have learned his lesson from the last failure.
あんな目に遭って、もう懲りたよ。
After going through that, I've had enough.
彼は失敗しても全然懲りない。
Even when he fails, he never learns from experience at all.
一度懲りると二度と挑戦しない人もいる。
Some people, once daunted by a bad experience, never try again.
Practice exercises
1
一度失敗して、もう懲りる。
I failed once, and I've truly learned my lesson.
Answer
懲りる懲ります
2
一度大失敗をして以来、彼はその仕事にはもう懲りている。
Ever since he made that huge mistake once, he has learned his lesson regarding that job.
Answer
懲りて懲りまして
3
試験に落ちてしまったから、もう二度と手を抜かないように懲りた。
I failed the test, so I've learned my lesson not to cut corners again.
Answer
懲りた懲りました
4
株式投資で何度も損をしてきたのに、彼はまだ懲りないようだ。
Even though he has lost money repeatedly in stock investments, he still doesn't seem to learn his lesson.
Answer
懲りない懲りません
5
あの詐欺師に騙されて大金を失ったことで、人を安易に信用することに本当に懲りた。
Having been deceived by that scam artist and lost a large sum of money, I truly learned my lesson about trusting people so easily.
Answer
懲りた懲りました