疑わしい
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
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| 疑 |
| うたが Grade: 6 |
| kun’yomi |
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”) 疑わ (utagawa-) + し (-shi, adjectivizing suffix).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Adjective
疑わしい • (utagawashii) ←うたがはしい (utagafasii)?-i (adverbial 疑わしく (utagawashiku))
Usage notes
- 疑わしい implies something for which the true nature or quality isn't known, but that may be good or may be bad.
- 如何わしい (ikagawashii) implies something that cannot be trusted, or that may be immoral.
- 怪しい (ayashii) implies something for which the true nature isn't known, and this uncertainty is a bad thing.
- 訝しい (ibukashii) implies something for which the true nature isn't known, and this uncertainty causes one to be curious.
- 胡散臭い (usankusai) implies something suspicious that draws attention.
Inflection
Inflection of 疑わしい
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 疑わしかろ | うたがわしかろ | utagawashikaro |
| Continuative (連用形) | 疑わしく | うたがわしく | utagawashiku |
| Terminal (終止形) | 疑わしい | うたがわしい | utagawashii |
| Attributive (連体形) | 疑わしい | うたがわしい | utagawashii |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 疑わしけれ | うたがわしけれ | utagawashikere |
| Imperative (命令形) | 疑わしかれ | うたがわしかれ | utagawashikare |
| Key constructions | |||
| Informal negative | 疑わしくない | うたがわしくない | utagawashiku nai |
| Informal past | 疑わしかった | うたがわしかった | utagawashikatta |
| Informal negative past | 疑わしくなかった | うたがわしくなかった | utagawashiku nakatta |
| Formal | 疑わしいです | うたがわしいです | utagawashii desu |
| Formal negative | 疑わしくないです | うたがわしくないです | utagawashiku nai desu |
| Formal past | 疑わしかったです | うたがわしかったです | utagawashikatta desu |
| Formal negative past | 疑わしくなかったです | うたがわしくなかったです | utagawashiku nakatta desu |
| Conjunctive | 疑わしくて | うたがわしくて | utagawashikute |
| Conditional | 疑わしければ | うたがわしければ | utagawashikereba |
| Provisional | 疑わしかったら | うたがわしかったら | utagawashikattara |
| Volitional | 疑わしかろう | うたがわしかろう | utagawashikarō |
| Adverbial | 疑わしく | うたがわしく | utagawashiku |
| Degree | 疑わしさ | うたがわしさ | utagawashisa |
Synonyms
- (unreliable, uncertain): 信用できない: 信用 (shin'yō) (“confidence, faith”) + 出来ない (dekinai) (“cannot”); 不確実 (fukakujitsu)
- (questionable, dubious): 如何わしい (ikagawashii); 怪しい (ayashii); 胡散臭い (usankusai); 訝しい (ibukashii)
- (indecent, obscene): 助平 (sukebei); 下品 (gehin); 卑猥 (hiwai); 淫ら (midara)
- (shady, sly): いんちき (inchiki); 怪しげ (ayashige); 胡散臭い (usankusai)
References
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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