I Love Kanji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
- to intimidate; to frighten; to scare · godan verb, transitive
- to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger; to imperil · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
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.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 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.