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    3. 威嚇

    威嚇

    威い嚇かく

    threat

    KMT9News #19+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab26 strokes

    いかく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    threat, intimidation, menace

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    彼かれは威い嚇かくするような態たい度どをとった。

    He adopted a threatening attitude.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    その犬いぬは、知しらない人ひとに対たいして威い嚇かくの吠ほえ声ごえをあげた。

    The dog let out a threatening bark towards strangers.

    KMT9AnimalsEmotions & Psychology
    ライオンは縄なわ張ばりを守まもるために、他ほかの動どう物ぶつを威い嚇かくすることがある。

    Lions sometimes intimidate other animals to protect their territory.

    KMT9AnimalsNature & Environment
    敵てき国こくは軍ぐん事じ演えん習しゅうを通つうじて、周しゅう辺へん国こくへの威い嚇かくを強つよめている。

    The enemy nation is intensifying its intimidation of neighboring countries through military exercises.

    KMT9Politics & LawMilitary
    相あい手てを威い嚇かくするだけでなく、具ぐ体たい的てきな行こう動どうで示しめすことが重じゅう要ようだ。

    It's important not only to intimidate the opponent but also to demonstrate with concrete actions.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    威
    おど.す・おど.し・おど.かす…(4)
    intimidate・dignity・majesty・menace・threaten
    嚇
    おど.す…(1)
    menacing・dignity・majesty・threaten
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