叱る
しかる · shikaru · JLPT N4 · verb-godan
to scold
shikaru: she-CAR-oo — she dented the car, oh the scolding she got
叱 = mouth (口) + 七, a sharp sound bursting from the mouth: a verbal telling-off. Sound hook: shi-ka-ru resembles she-car-oo, as in she scratched the car and got scolded. る marks it as a verb.