脅し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
脅
おど Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
嚇し 威し

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 脅(おど)す (odosu).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おどし [òdóshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞do̞ɕi]

Noun

脅(おど)し • (odoshi) 

1. threat
2. device or contraption that scares away birds (on a field)

Related terms

• 脅(おど)す (odosu)