鞭
whip, rod, counter for whippings
Readings
On'yomi
- ベン
- ヘン
Kun'yomi
- むち
- むちうつ
Meaning
鞭 centers on a long flexible tool for striking or urging: a whip or rod. The counter sense is a natural extension of using a whip to deliver lashes.
Most common words using 鞭
20 of 28- 鞭むち
whip; lash; scourge
- 鞭打ちむちうち
whipping; beating with a whip
- 教鞭きょうべん
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
- 鞭打つむちうつ
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
- 先鞭せんべん
initiative; pioneering
- 鞭撻べんたつ
encouragement; urging; spurring on
- ご鞭撻ごべんたつ
encouragement; urging; spurring on
- ランブル鞭毛虫ランブルべんもうちゅう
Giardia lamblia (parasite that causes giardiasis)
- ランブル鞭毛虫症ランブルべんもうちゅうしょう
giardiasis
- 教鞭をとるきょうべんをとる
to teach; to take a teaching job
- 枝鞭えだむち
birch rod
- 死者に鞭打つししゃにむちうつ
to speak ill of the dead; to criticize the dead
- 渦鞭毛藻うずべんもうそう
dinoflagellate
- 渦鞭毛藻類うずべんもうそうるい
dinoflagellates
- 渦鞭毛虫うずべんもうちゅう
dinoflagellate
- 襟鞭毛虫えりべんもうちゅう
choanoflagellate
- 襟鞭毛虫綱えりべんもうちゅうこう
Choanoflagellatea (class of flagellate eukaryotes closely related to animals)
- 襟鞭毛虫門えりべんもうちゅうもん
Choanozoa (phylum of protists closer to animals than to fungi)
- 鞭をくれるむちをくれる
to whip; to lash; to give the rod
- 鞭入れむちいれ
whipping; using the whip
Study
Etymology
鞭 combines 革 (leather) with 便, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest the idea of something convenient or ready to hand, as a whip is a handy tool. The exact historical development of the right component is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 革 means leather, and the right side 便 looks like a person with a long flexible object. Picture a leather whip being used to deliver a convenient, ready lash.
Reading mnemonic
For ベン, imagine a whip cracking with a sharp 'ben' sound as it strikes: ben -> ベン, and the leather whip snaps.