脅きょう威い
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
1. threat; menace
Kanji used
Pitch accent
きょうい
Used in vocabulary
脅きょう威い論ろん
threat theory; view that a state or entity constitutes a threat
Noun
Examples14
The threats to this strategy are numerous.
Disease is a threat to human beings.
Nuclear weapons are a threat to all humanity.
Nuclear weapons are a threat to the human race.
The atomic bomb is a grave threat to mankind.
Gulf nations are constantly menaced by war.