嚇 — kanji meaning “menacing”
嚇
menacing, dignity, majesty, threaten
- Meanings
- menacing, dignity, majesty, threaten
- On'yomi
- カク (kaku)
- Kun'yomi
- おど.す
- Strokes
- 17
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2141 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- xià, hè — Chinese character page
Words with 嚇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 威嚇 | いかく ikaku | threat; intimidation; menace |
| 威嚇射撃 | いかくしゃげき ikakushageki | warning shot |
| 恐嚇 | きょうかく kyoukaku | intimidation; threat |
| 威嚇的 | いかくてき ikakuteki | threatening; menacing |
| 嚇す | かくす kakusu | to threaten; to menace |
| 威嚇行動 | いかくこうどう ikakukoudou | threat behavior; show of force; deimatic behavior |
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