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脅おどし
Meanings
Noun
1. threat
2. bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
Alt. forms
脅おどし
93%
おどし
4%
威おどし
嚇おどし
Kanji used
脅
threaten
Pitch accent
お
どし
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Used in: 1603
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to threaten; to make threats
threatening words
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
to extort (money); to blackmail
to threaten; to make threats
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
Examples (1 in total)
His request was tantamount to a threat.