訓戒(くんかい)

くんかい
noun, suru-verb
admonition, warning, reprimand
1. admonition, warning, reprimand
A formal or stern warning or piece of advice given to correct behavior, often by someone in authority.
上司(じょうし)から訓戒(くんかい)を受(う)けた。
I received a reprimand from my boss.
先生(せんせい)は生徒(せいと)を訓戒(くんかい)した。
The teacher admonished the student.
父(ちち)の訓戒(くんかい)を心(こころ)に刻(きざ)んでいる。
I have engraved my father's admonitions in my heart.
訓戒(くんかい)処分(しょぶん)が下(くだ)された。
A disciplinary warning was issued.

訓戒(くんかい) is a formal word for admonition or reprimand.

USAGE:

  • 訓戒(くんかい)する: to admonish, to reprimand (suru-verb)
  • 訓戒(くんかい)を受(う)ける: to receive an admonition
  • 訓戒(くんかい)処分(しょぶん): disciplinary warning (official punishment category)

REGISTER:
Formal; used in official, workplace, or educational contexts.

RELATED:

  • 忠告(ちゅうこく): advice, warning (less formal)
  • 戒(いまし)め: admonition, lesson
  • 叱責(しっせき): rebuke, scolding
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