noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
encouragement; urging; spurring on
Often used in formal or written contexts for motivating someone to improve, especially in set phrases like ご鞭撻. The literal meaning of whipping is not implied.
See also: ご鞭撻
先生のご鞭撻のおかげで、研究を続けることができました。
Thanks to my teacher's encouragement, I was able to continue my research.
彼は後輩を鞭撻して、成長を促した。
He spurred on his junior colleagues to help them grow.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
chastising by whipping
Literal, historical meaning of whipping as punishment. Rarely used in modern Japanese outside historical or literary contexts.
昔の軍隊では、規律を破った兵士を鞭撻することがあった。
In old armies, soldiers who broke discipline were sometimes chastised by whipping.