脅す

• 読み: おどす
• ローマ字: odosu
• 漢字の分解: 脅 (kyō/odo) — threaten, menace, intimidate
• 発音: /o.do.sɯ/

意味

To threaten; to menace; to intimidate. To frighten someone into doing something.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb meaning to threaten or intimidate someone, often to coerce them into action. Distinguished from the related 脅かす (odokasu), which can mean either to threaten or to startle. 脅す is specifically about deliberate intimidation. Common in legal, criminal, and interpersonal conflict contexts. The noun form 脅し (threat) is also widely used.

例文

1. 金を渡さないと脅されて警察に相談した。
2. 弱い者を脅すのは卑怯なことだ。
3. 脅しに屈せず毅然とした態度をとった。

使い方ガイド

場面: crime, law, interpersonal conflict

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

The kanji 脅 combines 月 (body/flesh) and 劦 (three powers/forces), suggesting multiple forces bearing down on the body — a vivid image of being physically intimidated or threatened.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal