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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1183 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: threaten, coerce

Kunyomi: おびや.かす, おど.す, おど.かす

Onyomi: キョウ

Composition: 劦 月

脅

Radical

Radical: 肉

Meaning: meat

Reading: にく

Frequency: 674

肉

Examples

Onyomi Examples

脅迫 (キョウハク) threat, menace, coercion, blackmail

脅威 (キョウイ) threat, menace

威脅 (イキョウ) threat, menace

Kunyomi Examples

脅かす (おびやかす) to intimidate, to frighten, to scare, to threaten (e.g. peace), to jeopardize, to endanger, to imperil

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

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

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