What is the Kanji for "Threaten"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Threaten", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Threaten" is "脅".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Odo" and "Obiya".

Its onyomi reading is "Kyou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "肉" means "Meat" and can be read as "Niku". And The component "劦" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "脅" mean in japanese?

"脅" means "Threaten".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

脅威: "Threat". The noun '脅威 (きょうい)' means 'threat'. This word describes something or someone that poses a danger or risk, and has the potential to cause harm or damage. It can refer to a physical threat, such as a weapon or a natural disaster, or an abstract threat, such as a political or economic threat. For example: The terrorist threat forced the government to increase security - (テロの脅威により政府はセキュリティを強化した). There is a constant threat of earthquakes in this region - (この地域には常に地震の脅威がある).

脅す: "Threaten". The Japanese verb '脅す (おどす)' means 'to threaten'. This verb is used to express an act of intimidation, where someone coerces or frightens another person into doing something against their will. It conveys a sense of power imbalance and the use of force or fear to influence someone's actions. For example: The robber threatened the shopkeeper - (泥棒は店主を脅していた). The bullies threatened to beat up the younger students - (いじめっ子は若い生徒を脅した).

脅かす: "Threaten". The Japanese verb '脅かす (おびやかす)' means 'to threaten'. This verb is used to describe the act of making someone fear or be anxious about something that may happen. It can be used in situations where someone is making threats or causing someone to feel unsafe. For example: The robber threatened the shopkeeper - (強盗は店主を脅かした). The storm threatened to destroy the town - (その嵐は街を脅かした).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "ど" is read as "do". The hiragana "び" is read as "bi". And The hiragana "や" is read as "ya".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.