な
泣
　
き
おど
脅
　
し

noun

Colloquialism.
  1. persuasion by tears, using tears to get one's way, sob story.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
な
泣
　
き
おど
脅
　
し
 泣き脅し なきおどし
なき
泣
おど
脅
　
し
 泣脅し なきおどし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cry, weep, moan
な.く　キュウ (4th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
threaten, coerce
キョウ　おびや.かす　おど.す (Late Jr. High, N1)
cooperate, combined labor
キョウ　リョウ　にわか
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)
from(從) variant
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)