脅かす (おどかす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

脅かす (おどかす) means to threaten / to intimidate.

See example sentences below.

脅かす at a glance

脅かす

おどかすodokasu

N2verb

to threaten / to intimidate

脅かすおどかすodokasuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to threaten / to intimidate

Example 1

彼はナイフで脅かした。

Translation

He threatened with a knife.

Example 2

子どもが急に声を出して脅かした。

Translation

A child suddenly shouted to scare me.