Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
woman, female
Parts:
intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 威 【イ】 power, authority, might, influence, dignity, majesty
  • 威嚇 【イカク】 threat, intimidation, menace
  • 球威 【キュウイ】 (pitcher's) stuff
  • 国威 【コクイ】 national prestige

Kun reading compounds

  • 脅す 【おどす】 to threaten, to menace, to frighten (into doing)
  • 縅 【おどし】 leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
  • 脅し 【おどし】 threat, bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
  • 糸威 【いとおどし】 binding of plates with colored laces (in traditional suits of armor)
  • 白糸威 【しろいとおどし】 binding of plates with white laces (in traditional suits of armor)
  • 脅かす 【おどかす】 to threaten, to menace, to intimidate, to startle, to frighten, to scare

Readings

Japanese names:
いさ、 たけ、 たけし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei1
Korean:
wi

Spanish

  • dignidad
  • majestad
  • amenazar
  • intimidar
  • fuerza

Portuguese

  • intimidar
  • dignidade
  • majestade
  • ameaça
  • ameaçar

French

  • intimidant
  • dignité
  • majesté
  • menacer
1002 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
982 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1803 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1011 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1194 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1251 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1339 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1422 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1333 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
428 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4394 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2226 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2993 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
370 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6259 Morohashi
3578 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1219 New Nelson (John Haig)
364 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
389 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1243 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1459 2001 Kanji
4n5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
4-9-4 SKIP code
5320.0 Four corner code
1-16-50 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5a01 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Kun:
-な
On:
メイミョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
  • 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
  • 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
  • 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
  • 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
  • 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
  • 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
  • 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym

Kun reading compounds

  • 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
  • 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
  • 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
  • 片仮名 【かたかな】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ming2
Korean:
myeong

Spanish

  • nombre
  • célebre
  • distinguido
  • reputación

Portuguese

  • nome
  • fama
  • distinção
  • reputação

French

  • nom
  • célèbre
  • fameux
  • réputation
140 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
55 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
71 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
116 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1170 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
131 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
346 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
82 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
285 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2693 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1371 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
113 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3297 Morohashi
2169 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
716 New Nelson (John Haig)
112 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
117 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
140 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
53 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2577 2001 Kanji
3d3.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3 SKIP code
4-6-1 SKIP code
3-3-3 SKIP code
2760.0 Four corner code
1-44-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
540d Unicode hex code