威 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • JHS
Kun (native)
  • おど(す)
  • おど(し)
  • おど(かす)
Nanori (used in names)
  • いさ
  • たけ
  • たけし
Other languages
  • 拼音wei1
  • 한글wi
  • Hán-ViệtUy

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
子(こ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5A01

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿵戌女

Words using this kanji

  • 威力いりょくを恐れさせる程の強い。 迫力のある技やすぐれた能力、性能。 人の意思を制圧するに足る有形・無形の勢力。power, might, authority, influence
  • 威信いしん権威とそれに伴う信頼感。prestige, dignity
  • 威嚇いかく威力を示して脅かすこと。threat, intimidation, menace
  • 威勢いせい人を威圧する勢い。 活気のある勢い。power, might, authority, influence
  • 威厳いげん堂々としており、重々しく近寄りがたい雰囲気。dignity, majesty, solemnity, gravity
  • 威張るいばる「いばる」の漢字表記。to put on airs, to throw one's weight about, to swagger, to act arrogantly
  • 威圧いあつ威光や権力などで相手を恐れさせ押さえつけること。coercion, overpowering, overawing, daunting
  • 威光いこう自然に人を畏れさせ、服従させる威厳。power, authority, influence
  • 威容いよう威厳のある立派な姿。dignified appearance, majestic appearance, imposing appearance
  • 威風いふう威厳があり、立派に見える様子。majesty, dignity
  • (イ)相手を恐れさせる力。power, authority, might, influence
  • 威喝いかつthreatening
  • 威儀いぎ作法にかなった重厚な態度や行動。 礼に関する細則。dignity, majesty, dignified manner
  • 威権いけん威力と権力。権威。authority, power
  • 威徳いとく威厳のある徳。virtue and influence, virtue and authority
  • 威武いぶ権威と武力。猛々しく盛んな勢い。authority and force
  • 威服いふく権威をもって服従させること。awing into submission
  • 威名いめいfame, prestige
  • 威令いれい威力がある命令。authority
  • 威迫いはく人を脅すこと。威嚇。脅迫。menace, threat, intimidation

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Lookup codes

SKIP
4-9-4
Four Corner
5320.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4n5.2
Heisig
389
Nelson
1803