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恐喝する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 恐喝する | 恐喝しない |
| Polite | 恐喝します | 恐喝しません |
| Past polite | 恐喝しました | 恐喝しませんでした |
| Past | 恐喝した | 恐喝しなかった |
| Te-form | 恐喝して | 恐喝しないで |
| Desire | 恐喝したい | 恐喝したくない |
| Potential | 恐喝できる | 恐喝できない |
| Passive | 恐喝される | 恐喝されない |
| Causative | 恐喝させる | 恐喝させない |
| Causative passive | 恐喝させられる | 恐喝させられない |
| Volitional | 恐喝しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 恐喝しましょう | |
| Imperative | 恐喝しろ | 恐喝するな |
| Conditional | 恐喝すれば | 恐喝しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 恐喝したら | 恐喝しなかったら |
Meanings
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
blackmail; extortion; threatening someone to obtain money
A crime-related term for threatening or intimidating someone in order to get money, property, or some other advantage. As a verb it is used as 恐喝する and takes the victim with を.
He was arrested for blackmailing a former coworker.
Demanding money by exploiting someone's weakness is extortion.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉を恐喝するto blackmail/extort someone
The perpetrator extorted money from the victim through threats.
- 恐喝で逮捕されるto be arrested for extortion
The man was arrested on suspicion of extortion.
- 恐喝罪に問われるto be charged with the crime of extortion
He is being charged with extortion.
- 〈人〉を脅して恐喝するto threaten someone in order to extort them
The gang member threatened the shop owner and extorted money from him.