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威す is an exact match with one form of the following word:
脅す
BOOST
Reading : おどす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to threaten; to menace; to bully  (see also: 脅かす:おどかす)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 85,416 which gives a rank of 7,559
脅す is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 111,000 (about 1,370,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 13816
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 21 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
かれ
おど
した
ので
わたし
ほんき
本気
べんきょう
勉強
するはめなった
His threat got me to start studying seriously.
わたし
かれ
おど
して
カンニングするやめさせた
I scared him out of cheating on the exam.
けいさつ
警察
かのじょ
彼女
りゅうちじょう
留置場
おく
おど
した

The police threatened to send her to jail.
威す
BOOST
Reading : おどす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 168,000 (about 449,000 results)
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嚇す
BOOST
Reading : おどす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 198,000 (about 271,000 results)
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キョウ   おど    おどかす    おびやかす to threaten, to intimidate   
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ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
3x the effort
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
イ    intimidating   
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いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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number 5, 5th   
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tasseled spear
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
カク    menacing   おど to menace, to threaten   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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カク   あかい red   
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セキ   シャク   あか    あか red   あからむ to turn red   あからめる to blush   
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