Kanji Detail for 脅 - "threaten, intimidate, menace"

脅

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
脅 means "threaten, intimidate, menace."
1. To threaten - To intimidate; to menace; to frighten.
2. To raise up - To make stand erect.
3. Side - Flank; ribs; under the arms. Same as 脇.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

threaten; coerce

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

ribs; armpits; flank; threaten

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

flank (the side of one's torso); to coerce; to threaten

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to threaten, to coerce; ribs, flank

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

The sides of the chest where the ribs are. Prince Chong'er of Jin had 駢脅 (fused ribs). Meaning ribs merged together. Seen in (Zuo Zhuan). | Coercing someone with power is called 脅 (threaten). Such as 脅制 (coerce), 裹脅 (forcibly involve). When one is passively made an accomplice not of one's own will, it is called 脅從 (forced to follow). Based on (Book of Documents).
Onyomi

kyoh(キョウ)
Kunyomi

obiya.kasu(おびや-かす)

odo.kasu(おど-かす)

odo.su(おど-す)
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

肉月 (niku・nikuzuki)
Related Keywords
threaten menace intimidate threat coercion frighten scare terrify alarm danger peril side flank rib under arm