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Kanji Detail for 威 - "authority, power, dignity"
威
- Meaning
威 means "authority, power, dignity."
To threaten - To intimidate; to frighten.
Stern - Strict; solemn.
Power - The force or dignity that makes others submit.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
intimidate; dignity; majesty; menace; threaten
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
pomp, power; powerful; dominate
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
power; might; prestige
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
might, power, prestige; to dominate
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Dignity. (Analects) "A gentleman who is not serious will not command respect."
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
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Sentences including 威
He said that with dignity.
She has an important air about her.
They looked on him as an authority.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
実際その時の私は、自分のなすべきすべての仕事がすでに結了して、これから先は威張って遊んでいても構わないような晴やかな心持でいた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
無論和製の下等な品に過ぎなかったが、それでも金具やなどがぴかぴかしているので、田舎ものを威嚇かすには充分であった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha