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威

Intimidate

WaniKani level 43JLPT N1Joyo general useTop 1,000-1,500 Β· #11039 strokes

Meanings

Intimidate, Dignity, Majesty, Menace, Threaten

On'yomi

い

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

おど.す、 おど.し、 おど.かす

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 威

威 is written in 9 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

威 (Intimidate) is taught on WaniKani at level 43 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1103 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 9 strokes.

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