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ご鞭撻 (ごべんたつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
encouragement ; urging ; spurring on
Polite, often used in formal contexts such as speeches, letters, or business settings to express gratitude for guidance or to ask for continued support. The base word 鞭撻 literally means 'whipping' or 'urging forward', but with ご it becomes a respectful term for encouragement.
See also: 鞭撻
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I humbly ask for your continued guidance and encouragement.
Written forms ご 鞭べん 撻たつ
Standard polite spelling with honorific prefix ご.
御ご 鞭べん 撻たつ
Formal variant using the kanji 御 for the honorific prefix.
Kanji 鞭 whip, rod, counter for whippings 御 honorable, manipulate, govern Similar words 鞭べん 撻たつ 鞭撻 is the base noun meaning 'encouragement' or 'urging', but it is less common and can sound direct or literary. ご鞭撻 adds the honorific prefix ご, making it polite and suitable for formal expressions of gratitude or request.
激げき 励れい 激励 is a more general and commonly used word for 'encouragement' or 'cheering up'. ご鞭撻 is more formal and often implies ongoing guidance or spurring on, while 激励 can be used in both casual and formal settings.
Etymology Consists of the honorific prefix ご and 鞭撻 (べんたつ), which originally meant 'to whip' or 'to urge forward'. The kanji 鞭 means 'whip' and 撻 means 'to strike', together conveying the idea of spurring someone on. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with encouragement and guidance.
