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威 means 'intimidating'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 1088   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-11    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 48 words   Used in 87 words   Used in 393 names   Component in 6 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   イ
Additional readings
Kun    おどす   おどし   おどかす
Name    いさ   たけ   たけし
Components
⿵  戌 dog  女 woman; female  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 威 is used 8 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 威 is used 83 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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イ : 76 words FIND ALL
け ん い 1
noun
authority; power; influence
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おどす : 6 words FIND ALL
コ ケ お ど し 3
noun
bluff; showing off  (often written with kana only)
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おどす (read as おどし) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
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An additional one less common word includes 威 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1002  Joy o' Kanji : 1002  Key to Kanji: - 

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威
イ    intimidating   
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戌
いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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戊
number 5, 5th   
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戈
tasseled spear
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
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