脅す
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
おどす
おどす
Examples17
彼
He threatened to make it public.
彼
He browbeat her into accepting it.
彼
He was in dead earnest when he threatened to call the police.
警察
The police threatened to send her to jail.
彼
He is threatened by a certain gangster.
見知らぬ
A strange man menaced her with a knife.