恐喝

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Chinese

afraid; frightened; to fear to drink; to shout; to shout applause
trad. (恐喝)
simp. #(恐喝)
alternative forms 恐嚇恐吓

Pronunciation


Verb

恐喝

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to threaten; to intimidate

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: S
かつ
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
恐喝 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

(きょう)(かつ) (kyōkatsu

  1. intimidation, threat
    • 1937, 久生十蘭, 魔都:
      今度(こんど)恐喝(きょうかつ)よりはちっとばかり手強(てごわ)いぜ。
      Kondo wa kyōkatsu yori wa chitto bakari tegowai ze.
      Next time will be a little tougher than threats!
  2. blackmail

Verb

(きょう)(かつ)する (kyōkatsu surutransitive suru (stem (きょう)(かつ) (kyōkatsu shi), past (きょう)(かつ)した (kyōkatsu shita))

  1. to intimidate, to threaten
  2. to blackmail

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

恐喝 (gonggal) (hangeul 공갈)

  1. hanja form? of 공갈