鼓こ舞ぶ

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鼓舞する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used for actively boosting someone's spirit, morale, or motivation, often in a formal or public context. Commonly appears as 鼓舞する.

〈人ひと〉を鼓こ舞ぶするto inspire/encourage someone
監かん督とくは選せん手しゅたちを鼓こ舞ぶした。
The coach inspired the players.
士し気きを鼓こ舞ぶするto boost morale
リーダーはチームの士し気きを鼓こ舞ぶするために演えん説ぜつをした。
The leader gave a speech to boost the team's morale.

激げき励れいN1
激励 emphasizes giving strong verbal encouragement or cheering someone on, while 鼓舞 focuses on stirring up inner motivation or morale, often in a broader or more abstract sense.
奮ふん起き
奮起 is an intransitive noun/suru-verb meaning 'rousing oneself to action,' whereas 鼓舞 is transitive and involves inspiring others.
高こう揚よう
高揚 describes a general rise in morale or spirits, while 鼓舞 implies an active, often deliberate act of inspiring that mood in others.

落らく胆たんN1
落胆 means to become discouraged or dispirited, the opposite emotional result of being 鼓舞ed (inspired).

奮ふん起き
鼓舞 means to inspire or encourage someone else into action, whereas 奮起 is about rousing one's own will.

From Chinese 鼓舞 (gǔwǔ), literally 'drum and dance,' referring to the act of beating drums and dancing to stir up energy and morale.