Onyomi: ギ · Kunyomi: うたが.う · Meanings: be suspicious, distrust, doubt, question
Kanji for be suspicious, distrust, doubt, question
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疑 is made from 矢, meaning “arrow,” on the top, and 豆, meaning “bean” or “vessel,” below. Originally, it showed the careful inspection of an arrow or object, as people needed to check it before use. This image of careful examination and hesitation developed into the idea of doubting, questioning, or being suspicious.
疑 shows inspecting an object carefully, meaning to doubt, question, or be suspicious.
Picture holding an arrow (矢) in your hands and inspecting it in a container (豆), unsure if it’s safe. That hesitation is 疑.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 疑 | ぎ | doubt, distrust, suspicion (of) | Noun |
| 疑う | うたがう | to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb |
| 疑問 | ぎもん | doubt, question, suspicion, dubiousness | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 疑惑 | ぎわく | doubt, misgivings, distrust, suspicion | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun, used as a suffix |
| 疑念 | ぎねん | doubt, suspicion, misgivings, scruples | common Noun |
| 疑問符 | ぎもんふ | question mark | common Noun |
| 疑い | うたがい | doubt, question, uncertainty, skepticism, scepticism, suspicion, distrust | common Noun |
| 疑わしい | うたがわしい | doubtful, questionable, uncertain, disputable, suspicious | common I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 疑心暗鬼 | ぎしんあんき | suspicion will raise bogies, once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious, jumping at shadows | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) |
| 疑問文 | ぎもんぶん | interrogative sentence | Noun |