Japanese symbol for “distrustful”

疑い深い

うたがいぶかい

Romaji: utagaibukai

doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

In Japanese, distrustful is 疑い深い, read うたがいぶかい (utagaibukai).

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Meanings

adj-i doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

Kanji and stroke order

疑

doubt, distrust, be suspicious

on: ギ
kun: うたが.う

14 strokes · JLPT 2

深

deep, heighten, intensify

on: シン
kun: ふか.い、-ぶか.い、ふか.まる、ふか.める

11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “distrustful”

Word	Reading	Meaning
疑り深い	うたぐりぶかい utaguribukai	doubting; distrustful; incredulous

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
疑問	ぎもん gimon	doubt; question; suspicion
疑い	うたがい utagai	doubt; question; uncertainty
容疑	ようぎ yougi	suspicion; charge
疑う	うたがう utagau	to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of
疑惑	ぎわく giwaku	doubt; misgivings; distrust
懐疑	かいぎ kaigi	doubt; skepticism; scepticism
深刻	しんこく shinkoku	serious; severe; grave
深い	ふかい fukai	deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.)

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