blackmail; extortion; racketeering
The act of threatening to reveal secrets or cause harm in order to obtain money or favors.
See also: 強請 (きょうせい)
blackmailer; extortionist
A person who engages in blackmail or extortion. Often used in compounds like ゆすり屋.
That man is a blackmailer. Let's report him to the police.
He blackmailed his boss using the boss's secret.
Blackmail is a serious crime.
The extortionist was arrested.
強請り is the colloquial word for a shakedown or the act/person doing it, while 恐喝 is the formal legal term used in crime reporting and law.
Usually written in kana. The kanji forms 強請り and 強請 are rare and may be confused with other readings.
Rarely used kanji form; the kanji 揺 suggests shaking, which is etymologically related.
Rare kanji form; the reading ゆすり is not obvious from the kanji.
Rare kanji form; may be misread as きょうせい.
Derived from the verb 揺する (yusuru, 'to shake'), referring to the act of shaking someone down for money. The kanji 強請 is an ateji assignment based on meaning.