“Spurring on” in Japanese
Short answer
Spurring on in Japanese is “鞭撻” (bentatsu). Full meaning: encouragement, urging, spurring on; chastising by whipping.
Other ways to say “Spurring on” in Japanese
拍車
hakusha (riding) spur; spurring on, acceleration, impetus
ご鞭撻
gobentatsu encouragement, urging, spurring on
促進
sokushin promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation, spurring on
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