脅迫

きょうはく · kyouhaku · JLPT N1 · noun

menace

脅 = threaten + 迫 = press/force; a threat that presses you into submission

脅 (kyou) means menace or threaten; 迫 (haku) means press, compel, or urge. Together they name coercion: pressure applied through threat.

More Japanese words · How Japanese works