脅かす
おどかす · odokasu · JLPT N2 · verb-godan
to threaten
🔪 脅 = flesh 月 + three 力 (power) stacked: force aimed at the body = threaten
The left radical 月 means flesh, and the right part 劦 is three 力 (power) stacked. Threatening means pressing power onto a body, which also covers coercing someone by intimidation.
おびやかす · obiyakasu · JLPT N1 · verb-godan
to threaten