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威 : Intimidate

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Components:
戍女

intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten

On 'yomi:
イ(i)
Kun 'yomi:
おど.す(odo.su) おど.し(odo.shi) おど.かす(odo.kasu)
Nanori:
いさ(isa) たけ(take) たけし(takeshi)
Strokes:9
Radical:女 (38)
Usage Rating:1103
JLPT:N1
old JLPT:1
Grade:8
Unicode:05a01
jis208:16-50
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威 Usage examples

鳥威し(とりおどし)scarecrow
威あって猛からず(いあってたけからず)
威有って猛からず(いあってたけからず)		dignified without being overbearing, being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle
威張り腐る(いばりくさる)to be puffed up
威を振るう(いをふるう)to exercise authority
軍事的脅威(ぐんじてききょうい)military threat
権威主義政府(けんいしゅぎせいふ)authoritarian government
鹿威し(ししおどし)water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied, device for scaring birds from gardens
威迫(いはく)menace, threat, intimidation
威風凛々(いふうりんりん)
威風凛凛(いふうりんりん)		awe-inspiring, majestic, commanding, stately, with an imposing air, in a stately (dignified) manner
国威発揚(こくいはつよう)enhancing national prestige, expanding national influence