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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten

Kunyomi: おど.す, おど.し, おど.かす

Onyomi: イ

Composition: 戍 女

威

Radical

Radical: 女

Meaning: woman, female

Reading: おんな

Frequency: 681

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

女

Examples

Onyomi Examples

威 (イ) power, authority, might, influence, dignity, majesty

威嚇 (イカク) threat, intimidation, menace

球威 (キュウイ) (pitcher's) stuff

国威 (コクイ) national prestige

Kunyomi Examples

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

縅 (おどし) leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)

脅し (おどし) threat, bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

糸威 (いとおどし) binding of plates with colored laces (in traditional suits of armor)

白糸威 (しろいとおどし) binding of plates with white laces (in traditional suits of armor)

脅かす (おどかす) to threaten, to menace, to intimidate, to startle, to frighten, to scare

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