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恐喝

恐喝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: S
かつ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative forms

Noun

恐喝 (hiragana きょうかつ, romaji kyōkatsu)

  1. intimidation, threat
    • 1937, 久生十蘭, 魔都:
      今度 (こんど)恐喝 (きょうかつ)よりはちっとばかり手強 (てごわ)いぜ。
      Kondo wa kyōkatsu yori wa chitto bakari tegowai ze.
      Next time will be a little tougher than threats!
  2. blackmail

Verb

恐喝する (transitive, hiragana きょうかつする, romaji kyōkatsu suru)

  1. to intimidate, to threaten
  2. to blackmail

Conjugation


Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

恐喝 (gonggal) (hangeul 공갈)

  1. Hanja form? of 공갈.