Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2141 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: menacing, dignity, majesty, threaten

Kunyomi: おど.す

Onyomi: カク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: mouth, opening

Examples

Onyomi Examples

赫々 カクカク brilliant, bright, glorious

カクス to threaten, to menace

イカク threat, intimidation, menace

キョウカク intimidation, threat

Kunyomi Examples

脅す おどす to threaten, to menace, to frighten (into doing)