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威嚇

威嚇

See also: 威吓

Chinese

power; might; prestige
 
to frighten; to scare; to intimidate; to threaten
trad. (威嚇)
simp. (威吓)

Verb

威嚇

  1. to threaten, to intimidate
  2. threat

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
かく
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

威嚇 (hiragana いかく, romaji ikaku)

  1. threat

Verb

威嚇する (transitive, hiragana いかくする, romaji ikaku suru)

  1. to threaten
    • 1934, 矢田津世子, 凍雲:
       (くも)威嚇 (いかく)するように (あたま) (うえ)にひろがってきた。
      Kumo ga ikaku suru yō ni atama no ue ni hirogatte kita.
      The clouds extended threateningly overhead.

Conjugation