威

Meaning

威 centers on an imposing presence that commands respect or fear: the power to intimidate, menace, or threaten, and the resulting dignity or majesty.

• 脅威きょうい

  threat; menace

• 権威けんい
  N1

  authority; power; influence; prestige

• 威力いりょく
  N1

  power; might; authority; influence

• 威嚇いかく
  N1

  threat; intimidation; menace

• 威い

  power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty

• 威圧いあつ

  coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting

• 威厳いげん

  dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

• 威勢いせい
  N1

  power; might; authority; influence

• 神威しんい

  god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven

• 猛威もうい

  fury; power; menace

• 威信いしん

  prestige; dignity

• 威光いこう

  power; authority; influence

• 威張るいばる
  N2

  to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy; to be pushy; to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to swagger; to boast; to brag

• 威風いふう

  majesty; dignity

• 示威じい

  demonstration; show of force

• 国威こくい

  national prestige

• 球威きゅうい

  (pitcher's) stuff

• 威容いよう

  dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance

• 威徳いとく

  virtue and influence; virtue and authority

• 中国脅威論ちゅうごくきょういろん

  China threat theory

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