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Kanji Detail for 嚇 - "to threaten, to intimidate, to scold"

  • Meaning

    嚇 means "to threaten, to intimidate, to scold."

    1. Threaten - To express intention to harm.

    2. Intimidate - To frighten into submission.

    3. Scold - To rebuke angrily.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    menacing; dignity; majesty; threaten

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    scare, frighten; intimidate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to scare, to frighten; to threaten, to intimidate

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

    To frighten is called 嚇. Such as 威嚇 (intimidate).
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