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A4 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

恐喝(きょうかつ)blackmail, extortion, threat (to extort money)

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

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      blackmail, extortion, threat (to extort money)

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    恐喝 【きょうかつ】

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      恐喝(きょうかつ)されてお(がね)(わた)しました。

      I was blackmailed and handed over money.

      収賄(しゅうわい)という(よわ)みを(にぎ)って恐喝(きょうかつ)をしました。

      I blackmailed somebody by using the weakness of their involvement in bribery.

      (よわ)みを(にぎ)られなければ恐喝(きょうかつ)もされなかったのに…。

      If my weakness hadn't been discovered, I wouldn't have been blackmailed...

      (かれ)恐喝(きょうかつ)容疑(ようぎ)逮捕(たいほ)され、刑務所(けいむしょ)()くことになった。

      He was arrested on charges of extortion and it's been decided he's going to prison.

      (よわ)みを(にぎ)られている(ひと)から恐喝(きょうかつ)されたらお(がね)(ぱら)うしかありません。

      If you're blackmailed by somebody who knows your weakness, you have no choice but to pay.

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