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威かす is an exact match with one form of the following word:
脅かす
BOOST
Reading : おどかす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to threaten; to menace  (see also: 脅かす:おびやかす)
2. to startle; to surprise
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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 83,238 which gives a rank of 8,051
脅かす 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 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 83,000 (about 3,040,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4686 (see iKnow! collections)
• 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 18 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:
ぶんめい
文明
いま
かく
せんそう
戦争
おびや
かされている

Civilization is now threatened by nuclear war.
たいよう
太陽
エネルギー
かんきょう
環境
おびや
かさない

Solar energy does not threaten the environment.
おびや
かさないで

Don't scare me like that!
威かす
BOOST
Reading : おどかす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 175,000 (about 421,000 results)
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嚇かす
BOOST
Reading : おどかす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 232,000 (about 66,800 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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