Moto 威: Intimidate; Dignity; MajestyKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- イ
- Kun'yomi
- おど(す)、おど(し)、おど(かす)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 102 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (イ)
- 脅威きょういthreat; menace
- 権威けんいauthority; power
- 威力いりょくpower; might
- 球威きゅうい(pitcher's) stuff
- 威信いしんprestige; dignity
- 威嚇いかくthreat; intimidation
- 威勢いせいpower; might
- 猛威もういfury; power
- 国威こくいnational prestige
- 威光いこうpower; authority
- 威厳いげんdignity; majesty
- 威圧いあつcoercion; overpowering
- 威容いようdignified appearance; majestic appearance
- 威張り腐るいばりくさるto throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
- 威張るいばるto put on airs; to act big
- 威風いふうmajesty; dignity
- 示威じいdemonstration; show of force
- 中国脅威論ちゅうごくきょういろんChina threat theory
- 兵威へいいmilitary power
- 勢威せいいforce; power
- 受動的脅威じゅどうてききょういpassive threat
- 国威発揚こくいはつようenhancing national prestige; expanding national influence
- 国家威信こっかいしんnational pride; national prestige
- 大威張りおおいばりbragging; showing off
- 大威徳明王だいいとくみょうおうYamantaka Vidya-raja; conqueror of Death
- 天威てんいimperial authority; imperial majesty
- 威を振るういをふるうto exercise authority
- 威丈高いたけだかhigh-handed; overbearing
- 威令いれいauthority
- 威信にかかわるいしんにかかわるto affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
- 威信に関わるいしんにかかわるto affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
- 威儀いぎdignity; majesty
- 威儀細いぎぼそinformal kasaya worn primarily by adherents of Pure Land Buddhism
- 威力業務妨害いりょくぎょうむぼうがいforcible obstruction of business; obstructing business by force
- 威勢がいいいせいがいいvigorous; cheerful
- 威勢がよいいせいがよいvigorous; cheerful
- 威勢が良いいせいがよいvigorous; cheerful
- 威勢のいいいせいのいいhigh-spirited; cheerful
- 威勢のよいいせいのよいhigh-spirited; cheerful
- 威勢の良いいせいのよいhigh-spirited; cheerful
- 威勢よくいせいよくwith energy; vigorously
- 威勢良くいせいよくwith energy; vigorously
- 威厳のあるいげんのあるdignified; majestic
- 威名いめいfame; prestige
- 威喝いかつthreatening
- 威嚇射撃いかくしゃげきwarning shot
- 威嚇的いかくてきthreatening; menacing
- 威嚇行動いかくこうどうthreat behavior; show of force
- 威圧感いあつかんintimidating air; sense of intimidation
- 威圧的いあつてきcoercive; overbearing
- 威張りくさるいばりくさるto throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
- 威張りやいばりやarrogant person; overbearing person
- 威張りん坊いばりんぼうboaster; braggart
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 威かすおどかすto threaten; to menace
- 威しおどしthreat
- 威すおどすto threaten; to menace
Other readings
- コケ威しこけおどしempty threat; bluff
- 威おどしleather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
- 威あ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
- 威ありて猛からずいありてたけからずdignified without being overbearing; being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle
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