Vocabulary

What does 脅迫 (きょうはく, kyouhaku) mean?

脅迫 (きょうはく, kyouhaku) means intimidation, coercion, extortion.

Quick facts
Readingきょうはく
Romajikyouhaku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
きょうはく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkyouhaku

intimidation, coercion, extortion

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive threat; menace; coercion

Example sentences

  • A threatening letter arrived at the company.

  • He was arrested for intimidation.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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