Kanji N1

威: intimidate, dignity, majesty

威 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning intimidate, dignity, majesty, written with 9 strokes. It is read イ (on) and おどす, おどし, おどかす (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 権威 (けんい, authority) and 威力 (いりょく, power).

威

Meanings

  • intimidate
  • dignity
  • majesty
  • menace
  • threaten
Strokes9
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1103 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • イ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • おどす
  • おどし
  • おどかす

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 威

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 権威けんい

    authority; power; influence; prestige

    JLPT N1
  • 威力いりょく

    power; might; authority; influence

    JLPT N1
  • 威張るいばる

    to put on airs; to throw one's weight about

    JLPT N2
  • 脅威きょうい

    threat; menace

  • 球威きゅうい

    (pitcher's) stuff

  • 威信いしん

    prestige; dignity

  • 威嚇いかく

    threat; intimidation; menace

  • 威勢いせい

    power; might; authority; influence

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.