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鞭

whip
Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingベン、ヘン
Kun readingむち、むちうつ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. whipRtK
    彼の推薦のおかげで、私は東京の大学で教鞭をとることが出来た。Thanks to his recommendation, I was able to get a teaching job at a college in Tokyo.tatoeba
    細縄で鞭を作った。They made a whip out of cords.tatoeba
  2. rod
  3. counter for whippings
  1. lash
  2. scourge
  3. stick
  4. cane

Radicals and components

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Components
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Compound words

教鞭きょうべん
teacher's cane
先鞭せんべん
initiative
鞭撻べんたつ
encouragement
ご鞭撻ごべんたつ
encouragement
御鞭撻ごべんたつ
encouragement
三鞭酒シャンパン
champagne
鞭打つむちうつ
to whip
鞭打ち症むちうちしょう
whiplash
駑馬に鞭打つどばにむちうつ
to work hard
ランブル鞭毛虫ランブルべんもうちゅう
Giardia lamblia (parasite that causes giardiasis)
ランブル鞭毛虫症ランブルべんもうちゅうしょう
giardiasis

Additional Examples

シンガポールでは罪人を鞭打ちで処罰する。
In Singapore, one way to punish criminals is to whip them.tatoeba
シンガポールでは罪人の背中を鞭で打ったり、杖で何度か叩いたりする。
In Singapore, one method of punishing criminals is to whip them, or hit them several times on the back with a cane.tatoeba

Stroke Order

18 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鞭

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