Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
Stroke count: 18
Meaning: whip, rod, counter for whippings
Kunyomi: むち むちうつ
Onyomi: ベン ヘン
Composition: 革 便
Radical: 革
Meaning: leather, rawhide
鞭撻 (ベンタツ) encouragement, urging, spurring on, chastising by whipping
鞭毛 (ベンモウ) flagellum
先鞭 (センベン) initiative, pioneering
教鞭 (キョウベン) teacher's cane, teacher's pointer
鞭 (むち) whip, lash, scourge, stick, cane, rod, pointer
鞭入れ (むちいれ) whipping, using the whip
枝鞭 (えだむち) birch rod
飴と鞭 (あめとむち) carrot and stick, candy and whip
鞭打つ (むちうつ) to whip, to lash, to give the rod, to spur on, to encourage