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Meaning of 勘繰る(かんぐる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

勘繰る, 勘ぐる
Kana Reading
かんぐる
Romaji
kanguru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru` ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect someone of having ulterior motives

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
勘繰る
Plain Polite
勘繰ります
Negative
勘繰らない
Negative Polite
勘繰りません

Past

Plain
勘繰った
Plain Polite
勘繰りました
Negative
勘繰らなかった
Negative Polite
勘繰りませんでした

Te

Plain
勘繰って
Plain Polite
勘繰りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
勘繰られる
Plain Polite
勘繰られます
Negative
勘繰られない
Negative Polite
勘繰られません

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JLPT 1

intuition, perception

On: カン

11 strokes

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JLPT 1

winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to

On: ソウ

Kun: く.る

19 strokes

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