Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 脅迫する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 脅きょう 迫はく する 脅きょう 迫はく しない Polite 脅きょう 迫はく します 脅きょう 迫はく しません Past polite 脅きょう 迫はく しました 脅きょう 迫はく しませんでした Past 脅きょう 迫はく した 脅きょう 迫はく しなかった Te-form 脅きょう 迫はく して 脅きょう 迫はく しないで Desire 脅きょう 迫はく したい 脅きょう 迫はく したくない Potential 脅きょう 迫はく できる 脅きょう 迫はく できない Passive 脅きょう 迫はく される 脅きょう 迫はく されない Causative 脅きょう 迫はく させる 脅きょう 迫はく させない Causative passive 脅きょう 迫はく させられる 脅きょう 迫はく させられない Volitional 脅きょう 迫はく しよう Polite volitional 脅きょう 迫はく しましょう Imperative 脅きょう 迫はく しろ 脅きょう 迫はく するな Conditional 脅きょう 迫はく すれば 脅きょう 迫はく しなければ Tara conditional 脅きょう 迫はく したら 脅きょう 迫はく しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 脅きょう 迫はく する to threaten/blackmail someone
The perpetrator threatened the victim and demanded money.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 脅きょう 迫はく される to be threatened by someone
It seems he was being threatened by someone.
脅きょう 迫はく 状じょう が 届とど く a threatening letter arrives
A threatening letter arrived addressed to the company president.
脅きょう 迫はく 罪ざい に 問と われる to be charged with the crime of intimidation
The man was arrested and charged with the crime of intimidation.
Related words· 9 恐喝 specifically means extortion or blackmail for money/property, while 脅迫 covers any kind of threat or coercion, financial or not.
脅す is the everyday verb for 'to threaten/scare', while 脅迫 is the formal noun/suru-verb used in legal and news contexts for serious threats.
威嚇 refers to an intimidating display or gesture (like a growl or show of force), whereas 脅迫 refers to an actual verbal or written threat.
恫喝 is intimidation through loud, forceful language, while 脅迫 is the broader legal term covering any kind of threat.
Show 5 more Show fewer 脅迫 is a formal, often legal term for making a threat, while 脅し is the everyday word covering any kind of threat, bluff, or intimidation.
脅迫する is a formal, often legal term for making explicit threats, whereas 脅かす is more everyday and can describe milder intimidation.
脅迫 focuses on the act of intimidating or threatening someone, while 強要 is the act of forcing someone to do something, often by such means.
脅迫 refers to a direct act of intimidation or coercion against a person, whereas 脅威 can describe any threatening force, including non-human or systemic ones.
脅迫 means an explicit verbal or written threat, often criminal in nature, while 威圧 is a broader, more subtle overpowering pressure that need not involve direct threats.
Word family threatening letter; intimidating letter
threatening letter; intimidating letter
menacing; threatening
criminal intimidation; intimidation (as a crime)
intimidator; person making threats
threatening phone call; telephone threat
Etymology Compound of 脅 (threaten) and 迫 (urge, press). The combination conveys pressing someone with threats.
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