鞭撻する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 鞭撻する | 鞭撻しない |
| Polite | 鞭撻します | 鞭撻しません |
| Past polite | 鞭撻しました | 鞭撻しませんでした |
| Past | 鞭撻した | 鞭撻しなかった |
| Te-form | 鞭撻して | 鞭撻しないで |
| Desire | 鞭撻したい | 鞭撻したくない |
| Potential | 鞭撻できる | 鞭撻できない |
| Passive | 鞭撻される | 鞭撻されない |
| Causative | 鞭撻させる | 鞭撻させない |
| Causative passive | 鞭撻させられる | 鞭撻させられない |
| Volitional | 鞭撻しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 鞭撻しましょう | |
| Imperative | 鞭撻しろ | 鞭撻するな |
| Conditional | 鞭撻すれば | 鞭撻しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 鞭撻したら | 鞭撻しなかったら |
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.
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.
In old armies, soldiers who broke discipline were sometimes chastised by whipping.