In the past, criminals were subjected to whipping as a punishment.
His harsh words were a whipping to my heart.
Abbreviation of 鞭打ち症 (whiplash injury). Commonly used in medical and everyday contexts.
See also: 鞭打ち症
I got whiplash from a traffic accident.
whiplash; whiplash injury
Common kana-mixed spelling; the kanji 鞭 is often replaced by kana for readability.
Kanji spelling; less common in everyday writing but still seen.
Abbreviated kanji-kana mix; rarely used.
Compound of 鞭 (muchi, 'whip') + 打ち (uchi, 'striking'), from the verb 打つ (utsu, 'to strike'). The medical sense is a shortening of 鞭打ち症 (muchiuchishō).