懲らす

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 懲らす is read as こらす and is a transitive verb meaning to punish someone and teach that person a lesson.
• Basic usage: Teaching a greedy villain a lesson appears in 悪党を懲らす, while punishing someone who broke a rule appears in 規則を破った者を懲らす.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinction from 叱る
  • 懲らす means punishing someone to teach a lesson, whereas 叱る focuses on verbally scolding someone.