おどし

脅し

threat

N5Common wordNoun
Noun
threat
Noun
bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

Example Sentences

(かれ)の要求は脅しに近かった。

His request was tantamount to a threat.

(かれ)の脅しは単なる冗談かと思った。

We thought his threat was only a joke.

(かれ)のおどしなどちっともこわくない。

I am not in the least afraid of his threats.

(かれ)の言ったことは脅しにほかならなかった。

What he said was nothing less than a threat.

暴力や脅しによって金品を奪い去る事件も多発している。

Also many incidents of robbery by threats and violence are occurring.