JLPT N1 · Verb

脅かす (obiyakasu)

脅かす (おびやかす, obiyakasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to intimidate; to frighten”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
おびやかす
Romaji
obiyakasu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to intimidate; to frighten; to scare · godan verb, transitive
  2. to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger; to imperil · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

これらは男性と女性をともに脅かす危険なものだ。
There are dangers that threaten both men and women.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 脅かす

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary脅かすおびやかす obiyakasu
Polite (~masu)脅かしますおびやかします obiyakashimasu
Negative脅かさないおびやかさない obiyakasanai
Polite negative脅かしませんおびやかしません obiyakashimasen
Past脅かしたおびやかした obiyakashita
Polite past脅かしましたおびやかしました obiyakashimashita
Negative past脅かさなかったおびやかさなかった obiyakasanakatta
Te-form脅かしておびやかして obiyakashite
Potential脅かせるおびやかせる obiyakaseru
Passive脅かされるおびやかされる obiyakasareru
Causative脅かさせるおびやかさせる obiyakasaseru
Volitional脅かそうおびやかそう obiyakasou
Imperative脅かせおびやかせ obiyakase
Conditional (~ba)脅かせばおびやかせば obiyakaseba

Kanji in 脅かす

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 脅かす.

Source: JMdict entry 1578075 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.