威い

い

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Meanings

Refers to an imposing presence, authority, or dignity that commands respect or awe. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

〈人ひと〉の威いを借かりるto borrow someone's authority (to bolster one's own influence)
彼かれは上じょう司しの威いを借かりて部ぶ下かに命めい令れいしている。
He orders his subordinates around by borrowing his boss's authority.
威いを示しめすto display one's authority or power
王おうは民みん衆しゅうに威いを示しめすため盛せい大だいな儀ぎ式しきを行おこなった。
The king held a grand ceremony to display his authority to the people.
威いに屈くっするto submit to someone's authority or power
多おおくの家か臣しんがその将しょう軍ぐんの威いに屈くっした。
Many vassals submitted to the general's authority.

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虎とらの威いを借かる狐きつねa fox borrowing the tiger's authority; someone who acts arrogantly on borrowed authority
威いあって猛たけからずdignified without being overbearing; authoritative yet gentle
威いありて猛たけからずdignified without being overbearing; gentle yet commanding respect

権けん威いN1
権威 refers to established, recognized authority or expertise, while 威 is the more general quality of commanding respect through presence.
威い厳げん
威厳 specifically means dignity or majesty in a solemn, formal manner, whereas 威 is a broader term covering power and authority in general.
威い力りょくN1
威力 usually describes the raw power or force of something (a weapon, a storm), while 威 is about the aura of authority a person or thing projects.
威い勢せいN1
威勢 emphasizes vigorous, energetic force or spiritedness, while 威 emphasizes a dignified, imposing quality that commands respect.

脅きょう威い
threat; menace
権けん威いN1
authority; power; influence; prestige · authority (on a subject); expert
威い力りょくN1
power; might; force; authority; influence
威い嚇かくN1
threat; intimidation; menace
威い圧あつ
coercion; intimidation; overpowering pressure

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The kanji 威 is composed of 女 (woman) and 戌 (halberd), originally suggesting authority or power. The reading い is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.