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Meaning of 疑心暗鬼(ぎしんあんき) in Japanese

疑心暗鬼
Kana Reading
ぎしんあんき
Romaji
gishin'anki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    Suspicion will raise bogies; Once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious
    Example sentence
    は、だまされてばかりいて疑心暗鬼になっている。 He has a lot of fear and doubt because people are always fooling him.

Examples of 疑心暗鬼, ぎしんあんき in a sentence

  • は、だまされてばかりいて疑心暗鬼になっている。

    He has a lot of fear and doubt because people are always fooling him.



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

10 strokes

ghost, devil

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: おに, おに-

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JLPT 4

13 strokes

darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded

On'Yomi: アン

Kun'Yomi: くら.い, くら.む, くれ.る

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JLPT 3

14 strokes

doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question

On'Yomi: ギ

Kun'Yomi: うたが.う

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JLPT 4

4 strokes

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: こころ, -ごころ

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