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嚇 - Menacing
At the shrine gate, the gaping Mouth, Entrance is painted Red like an aka-oni festival mask that in Japan both wards off evil and signals danger, so the moment feels Menacing. A deep voice booms from the mouth, '進むな,' and you hesitate on the threshold.
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嚇 - Menacing
Index #1323
Grade 7
17 strokes
JLPT Level: N1
Readings: カク
Compound Kanji

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