Vocabulary
What does 脅す (おどす, odosu) mean?
脅す (おどす, odosu) means to threaten, to intimidate.
Quick facts| Reading | おどす |
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| Romaji | odosu |
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| Part of speech | godan verb, transitive |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonodosu
to threaten, to intimidate
- 1godan verb · transitive to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
Example sentences
彼を脅しても無駄だ。
It's useless to threaten him.
犯人はナイフで店員を脅した。
The perpetrator threatened the store clerk with a knife.
