Kanji1 / 9
威 kanji
intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N2 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
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Kun readings
おどすおどしおどかす
Words with 威
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —猛威を振るうto rage (of a storm, flu, etc.); to be on a rampage; to be rampant; to wreak havoc
- —威信にかかわるto affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
- —虎の威を借る狐small person acting arrogantly on someone else's authority; person who borrows the authority of another to browbeat others; a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
- —威あって猛からずdignified without being overbearing; being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle
- —威ありて猛からずdignified without being overbearing; being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle
- —威伏awing into submission
- —驚威wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
- —威丈高high-handed; overbearing
- —威風堂堂majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
- —威風凛凛awe-inspiring; majestic; commanding; stately; with an imposing air; in a stately (dignified) manner
- —威勢良くwith energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
- —威張りやarrogant person; overbearing person; self-important person; braggart; boaster
- —威風堂堂Pomp and Circumstance (series of marches by Elgar)
- —カラ威張りbluffing; bluster; bravado
- —威張り腐るto throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
- —威きり立つto get angry; to lose one's temper
- —威勢が良いvigorous; cheerful; assertive
- —威勢がよいvigorous; cheerful; assertive
- —威勢の良いhigh-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
- —威勢のよいhigh-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous