威

meaningintimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten

On'yomi
イ
Kun'yomi
おど.す、おど.し、おど.かす
Strokes
9
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#1103 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

威
  • 脅威きょういthreat
  • 権威けんいauthority
  • 威力いりょくpower
  • 球威きゅういstuff
  • 威信いしんprestige
  • 威嚇いかくthreat
  • 威勢いせいpower
  • 猛威もういfury

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