威 — kanji meaning “intimidate”
威
intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten
- Meanings
- intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten
- On'yomi
- イ (i)
- Kun'yomi
- おど.す、おど.し、おど.かす
- Name readings
- いさ、たけ、たけし
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1103 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 38
- Chinese reading
- wēi — Chinese character page
Words with 威
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 権威 | けんい ken'i | authority; power; influence |
| 脅威 | きょうい kyoui | threat; menace |
| 威嚇 | いかく ikaku | threat; intimidation; menace |
| 威力 | いりょく iryoku | power; might; authority |
| 威勢 | いせい isei | power; might; authority |
| 威厳 | いげん igen | dignity; majesty; solemnity |
| 威圧 | いあつ iatsu | coercion; overpowering; overawing |
| 威信 | いしん ishin | prestige; dignity |
| 猛威 | もうい moui | fury; power; menace |
| 球威 | きゅうい kyuui | (pitcher's) stuff |
| 威光 | いこう ikou | power; authority; influence |
| 威張る | いばる ibaru | to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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