Japanese symbol for “menace”
脅迫
きょうはく
Romaji: kyouhaku
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
In Japanese, menace is 脅迫, read きょうはく (kyouhaku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “menace”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敵 | てき teki | menace; danger; threat |
| 脅威 | きょうい kyoui | threat; menace |
| 威嚇 | いかく ikaku | threat; intimidation; menace |
| 脅かす | おどかす odokasu | to threaten; to menace; to intimidate |
| 脅す | おどす odosu | to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脅威 | きょうい kyoui | threat; menace |
| 脅かす | おどかす odokasu | to threaten; to menace; to intimidate |
| 脅し | おどし odoshi | threat |
| 脅す | おどす odosu | to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing) |
| 脅かし | おどかし odokashi | threat |
| 迫る | せまる semaru | to approach; to draw near; to be imminent |
| 迫力 | はくりょく hakuryoku | impressiveness; impact; force |
| 圧迫 | あっぱく appaku | pressure |
See also: Chinese symbol for “menace”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.