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Kotomora

鞭

whip, rod, counter for whippings

StatusJinmeiyōStrokes18

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

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  • 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

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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.