鞭べん撻たつ

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

• 先せん生せいのご鞭べん撻たつのおかげで、研けん究きゅうを続つづけることができました。

  Thanks to my teacher's encouragement, I was able to continue my research.

• 彼かれは後こう輩はいを鞭べん撻たつして、成せい長ちょうを促うながした。

  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.

• 昔むかしの軍ぐん隊たいでは、規き律りつを破やぶった兵へい士しを鞭べん撻たつすることがあった。

  In old armies, soldiers who broke discipline were sometimes chastised by whipping.