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26 May 2016

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What is the difference between 脅す and 脅かす?
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Japanese

脅かす sounds just scare someone like kids love to.
脅す sounds more forceful like to intimidate, which gangsters love to. ^^;)

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Japanese

脅す＝blackmail
驚かす＝surprise

驚かす（おどろかす） is better than 脅かす（おどろかす）.

脅かす（おびやかす）
彼は、私の心の平和を脅かす存在だ。

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@tatsuca: thank you! I got it now!! Okagesamade!🙏🏻🙏🏻😊

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@kazunobu: 詳しい説明ありがとうございます！🙏🏻😊

Japanese

Oh, as kazunobu-san wrote, 脅かすcan be read as おびやかす。 this is close to threaten.

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いろんな形があるんですね〜紛らわしい気もするけど🙈頑張ります！

What is the difference between 脅す and 脅かす?Feel free to just provide example sentences.