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    3. 脅かす

    脅かす

    脅おびやか​す​

    to intimidate

    N1KMT8CoreVerb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab15 strokes

    劫かす

    おびやかす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to intimidate, to frighten, to scare
    2.
    to threaten (e.g. peace), to jeopardize, to endanger, to imperil

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    その大おおきな犬いぬは子こ供どもたちを脅おびやかした。

    That big dog frightened the children.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyAnimals
    彼かれの健けん康こう状じょう態たいが彼かれのキャリアを脅おびやかしている。

    His health condition is threatening his career.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyWork & CareerMedicine & Health
    彼かれはその威い圧あつ的てきな態たい度どで周しゅう囲いの人ひと々びとを脅おびやかした。

    He intimidated the people around him with his overbearing attitude.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    経けい済ざい危き機きが社しゃ会かいの安あん定ていを脅おびやかしている。

    The economic crisis is jeopardizing social stability.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyBusiness & FinancePolitics & Law
    地ち球きゅう温おん暖だん化かは人じん類るいの生せい存ぞんを脅おびやかす深しん刻こんな問も題んだ。

    Global warming is a serious problem that threatens human survival.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentPolitics & LawScience & Math

    Characters that make up this word

    脅
    おびや.かす・おど.す・おど.かす…(1)
    threaten・coerce
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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