► 動詞
脅かす [おどかす] meaning: fear rank: 1
☆ あいつは生意気だからちょっと脅かしてやる ⇨ He’s kinda too cocky so I’m gonna scare him a little bit (☛ Usually scare personally)
☆ 脅かさないでよ！ ⇨ Don’t scare me! (☛ Usually scare personally)
脅す [おどす] meaning: threat rank: 1
☆ 犯人は人質を殺すと脅した ⇨ The perpetrator threatened to kill the hostage (☛ Threaten with harm)
脅し取る [(4)おどしとる] meaning: extort rank: 3
☆ 犯人は被害者から一千万円を脅し取った ⇨ The suspect extorted ¥10 million from the victim
脅かす [(4)おびやかす] [liter] meaning: threat rank: 3
☆ 米国の超大国の座は脅かされている ⇨ The status of the US as a superpower has been under threat (☛ Usually used figuratively)
► 名詞
脅し [おどし] meaning: threat rank: 1
☆ 彼には脅しは効かない ⇨ Threats won’t work on him (☛ Personal threats)