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力 Power Strength Strong Strain Bear Exert Threaten

Kanji
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
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.
RTK Index 871

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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