おびやかす
Obiyakasu
Other forms: 劫かす
脅かす (Obiyakasu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to intimidate, to frighten, to scare, to threaten (e.g. peace)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto intimidate; to frighten; to scare
- godan verb, transitive verbto threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger; to imperil
Examples
脅かさないでよ。
Don't scare me like that!
彼女は猫を脅かして追い払った。
She scared the cat away.
それは町の繁栄を脅かすだろう。
It will threaten the prosperity of the town.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).