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

嚇

  • Meaning

    嚇 means "to threaten, to intimidate." Also associated with to scold.

    1. Threaten - To express intention to harm.

    2. Intimidate - To frighten into submission.

    3. Scold - To rebuke angrily.

  • Words using 嚇

    • 威嚇 いかく Listen threat; intimidation; menace

  • Tattoo check: 嚇

    • Verified meaning: to threaten, to intimidate
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to scold

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • 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).

  • Onyomi

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    kaku(カク) カク

  • Kunyomi

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    odo.su(おど-す) おど-す

  • Strokes

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    17 strokes

  • Radical

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    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to threaten to intimidate to scold anger frighten alarm bully coerce menace terrify browbeat daunt scare

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