Question

脅 おびや.かす、おど.す、おど.かす 脅迫(きょうはく): threat; menace; coercion; terrorism脅す(おどす): to threaten; to menace脅かす(おどかす): (1) to threaten; to menace (2) to startle; to surprise S 力: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert力: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert力: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert月: month; moon 肉 6 (none) threaten Don´t threaten a warewolf. He´s three times as powerful ON a full moon.

Accepted Answer

キョウ threaten, coerce 1 1183 10 130 にく・にくづき 形声 Phonetic Compare the primitive positions of armpit (#870) and threaten (#871). When your triceps rest alongside your body, they fit snugly against your armpit. When you hold them above your body, however, your posture becomes quite threatening.

Kanji	脅
Onyomi	キョウ
Kunyomi	おびや.かす、おど.す、おど.かす
English	threaten, coerce
Examples	脅迫(きょうはく): threat; menace; coercion; terrorism 脅す(おどす): to threaten; to menace 脅かす(おどかす): (1) to threaten; to menace (2) to startle; to surprise
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1183
Components	力: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 力: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 力: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 月: month; moon
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	肉
Radical Number	130
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	にく・にくづき
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	threaten
Koohii Story 1	Compare the primitive positions of armpit (#870) and threaten (#871). When your triceps rest alongside your body, they fit snugly against your armpit. When you hold them above your body, however, your posture becomes quite threatening.
Koohii Story 2	Don´t threaten a warewolf. He´s three times as powerful ON a full moon.

力 Power Strength Strong Strain Bear Exert Threaten