疑

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: うたがう

画数かくすう: 14 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 疋(ひき)

Meaning

Doubt / Distrust / Suspicion / Question


  • 疑問ぎもん — question; doubt
  • 疑念ぎねん — suspicion; misgiving
  • 懐疑かいぎ — skepticism
  • 容疑ようぎ — suspicion (of crime)
  • 疑心ぎしん — distrust; suspicious mind
  • 半信半疑はんしんはんぎ — half in doubt; skeptical
  • 疑惑ぎわく — doubt; misgiving; suspicion
  • うたがう — to doubt; to suspect

疑 suggests hesitation — not being sure which way to go. From this idea came meanings of doubt, distrust, and suspicion. Today it’s used for both everyday uncertainty and legal suspicion.

かれうことを うたがっている。
I doubt what he says.

この はなしには 疑問ぎもんがある。
There are doubts about this story.

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疑問ぎもん — question; doubt
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