# 懲 — Chastise

Frequency rank 1862 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 綴 (Bind), less common than 硝 (Saltpeter).

- On’yomi: ちょう
- Kun’yomi: こ
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level XV of XX

Lineage stretches across the top with a heart below — your lineage weighs on your heart, and ancestors chastise you for dishonoring the family.

In words:

- 懲りる こりる — to learn by experience;to be disgusted with

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