威 (い) — authority, dignity, majesty

威い authority

Frequency #10315 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. 1 character noun

い

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. い[1] atamadaka 頭高

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Meanings

authority
dignity
majesty

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

い威 intimidate

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Words with 威 (8)

脅(きょう)威(い) kyoui threat 権(けん)威(い) keni authority 威(い)力(りょく) iryoku power 威(い)嚇(かく) ikaku intimidation 威(い)信(しん) ishin prestige 威(い)勢(せい) isei power 威(い)張(ば)る ibaru to put on airs 猛(もう)威(い) moui fury

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 威 (8)

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