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嚇 means 'menacing'
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A country poses a threat by expanding its military presence. Cats arch their backs to menace dogs. A type of crab intimidates a sea anemone by lifting it overhead. Parents issue threats to study harder, managers threaten employees with dismissal, someone threatens to reveal an ex's secrets, and you might resort to threats to get money back. Learn to say all of this with 嚇!
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 嚇 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 嚇 is used 10 times, read 2 ways.
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1. menace; threat; intimidation2. to threaten; to intimidate
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Most common form: 脅す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to threaten; to menace; to bully (see also: 脅かす)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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