きょうかつ

恐 喝

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, transitive verb

    blackmail, extortion, threat (to extort money)

    • 恐喝のその犠牲者は、ここ何年間というもの口止め料を払ってきた。だが、今では、それは愚かなことだと悟り、もうびた一文払わないことに決めた。
      The victim of blackmail has been paying hush money for years, but now he realizes it is foolish, and has decided not to pay a red cent more.