疑わしい

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
うたが
Grade: 6

Etymology

Modern form of classical adjective 疑わし (utagawashi). Derived via regular historical processes from the classical attributive form 疑わしき (utagawashiki).[1][2]

From verb 疑う (utagau, to doubt; to suspect), as the 未然形 (mizenkei, incomplete form) of 疑わ (utagawa-) + (-shi, adjectivizing suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

(うたが)わしい (utagawashiiうたがはしい (utagafasii)?-i (adverbial (うたが)わしく (utagawashiku))

  1. doubtful, uncertain, improbable
    あれが(ほん)(もの)かは(うたが)わしい
    Are ga honmono ka wa utagawashī.
    It is doubtful whether that is authentic.
    (かれ)(しょう)()(うたが)わしい
    Kare no shōri wa utagawashī.
    His victory is impropable.
  2. suspicious

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN