Japanese symbol for “doubting”
疑い深い
うたがいぶかい
Romaji: utagaibukai
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
In Japanese, doubting 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
Other Japanese words for “doubting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疑問視 | ぎもんし gimonshi | doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of) |
| 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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