おどし
Meanings
Noun
1. threat
2. bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
Pitch accent
どし
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
Examples (1 in total)
His request was tantamount to a threat.