kyōkatsu
1. blackmail; extortion
★ Common
Noun
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1. blackmail; extortion
1. arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding
2. proclaiming (the truth); expounding
1. intimidation; threat
1. sharp, loud rebuke; bark
2. rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
1. shouting in a thunderous voice
1. to applaud; to cheer (for)
1. announcing meals (at a Zen monastery); meal announcer
2. noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery
1. threat; intimidation
1. threatening