Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

威: intimidate, dignity

Also: majesty, menace, threaten

JLPT N19 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

女 carries the meaning · 戍 is drawn in

9 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

イi · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 脅威きょういthreat; menace
  • 権威けんいauthority; power; influence
  • 威力いりょくpower; might; authority
  • 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
  • 猛威もういfury; power; menace

Also read おどす, おどし, おどかす, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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“Grace and strength! This is the radical of the feminine, representing mothers, daughters, and the many roles women have played throughout history.”
More in the 女 woman story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
戍

Also built on 戍

女

Also built on woman (女)

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Also read イ

31 kanji share this on'yomiAll 31
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · wēi

Same form: 威 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
威 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
威 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin wēi most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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