Keyword
threaten
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig936
Readings
おど
(37%)
おび
(3%)
Composed of
power
power
power
moon
Used in vocabulary (33 in total)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
threat; menace
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
Examples (43 in total)
Disease is a threat to human beings.
The threat increases; a defence that doesn't evolve is meaningless.
You were being threatened.