Vocabulary
What does 脅かす (おどかす, odokasu) mean?
脅かす (おどかす, odokasu) means to threaten; to startle, to scare.
Quick facts| Reading | おどかす |
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| Romaji | odokasu |
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| Part of speech | godan verb, transitive |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
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N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonodokasu
to threaten; to startle, to scare
- 1godan verb · transitive to threaten; to menace; to intimidate
- 2godan verb · transitive to startle; to frighten; to scare
Example sentences
後ろから急に脅かさないで。
Don't suddenly startle me from behind.
彼は弟を脅かして泣かせました。
He scared his younger brother and made him cry.
