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叱り
shikari
scolding
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  1. shikari scolding
How it's used

Learners encounter this noun in everyday talk about being told off, more conversational than the formal 叱責.

母の叱りはいつも厳しい。
Haha no shikari wa itsumo kibishii.
My mother's scolding is always strict.

あの叱りで彼は泣いてしまった。
Ano shikari de kare wa naite shimatta.
That scolding made him cry.

⚖️ Do not confuse with 叱る (shikaru), the verb; 叱り is the noun form.

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Kanji Breakdown
Scold, Reprove
On: しつ,しち Kun: しか.る
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How to Use This Word
Noun (名詞)
Pattern
叱りは〜です。 / 〜の叱り

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この叱りはとても大切です。
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