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Japanese symbol for “misgivings”

Romaji: giwaku
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

In Japanese, misgivings is , read (giwaku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n, n-suf doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

Kanji and stroke order

doubt, distrust, be suspicious
on: ギ
kun: うたが.う
14 strokes · JLPT 2
beguile, delusion, perplexity
on: ワク
kun: まど.う
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “misgivings”

WordReadingMeaning
きぐ kiguapprehension; misgivings; uneasiness
ぎねん ginendoubt; suspicion; misgivings
うれい ureianxiety; worry; trouble
きぎ kigifear; misgivings
きく kikuapprehension; misgivings; uneasiness

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぎもん gimondoubt; question; suspicion
うたがい utagaidoubt; question; uncertainty
ようぎ yougisuspicion; charge
うたがう utagauto doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of
かいぎ kaigidoubt; skepticism; scepticism
めいわく meiwakutrouble; bother; annoyance
おもわく omowakuexpectation; anticipation; prediction
ゆうわく yuuwakutemptation; allurement; lure

See also: Chinese symbol for “misgivings”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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