疑(うたが)う

うたがう
verb (godan)
to doubt, to suspect
1. to doubt, to question
To be uncertain about something.
彼(かれ)の言葉(ことば)を疑(うたが)う。
To doubt his words.
目(め)を疑(うたが)った。
I couldn't believe my eyes.
Literally: I doubted my eyes.
その話(はなし)を疑(うたが)う人(ひと)は少(すく)ない。
Few people doubt that story.
2. to suspect
To think someone may be guilty or something may be wrong.
犯人(はんにん)だと疑(うたが)われた。
Was suspected of being the culprit.
警察(けいさつ)は彼(かれ)を疑(うたが)っている。
The police suspect him.
誰(だれ)かが嘘(うそ)をついていると疑(うたが)った。
I suspected that someone was lying.

疑(うたが)う is a transitive godan verb meaning to doubt, question, or suspect.

TRANSITIVITY:
他動詞(たどうし) (transitive) - takes を for the object of doubt.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 目(め)を疑(うたが)う: to doubt one's eyes (can't believe what you see)
  • 耳(みみ)を疑(うたが)う: to doubt one's ears (can't believe what you hear)
  • 疑(うたが)いなく: without doubt, undoubtedly
  • 疑(うたが)いをかける: to cast suspicion on

RELATED WORDS:

  • 疑(うたが)い: doubt, suspicion (noun)
  • 疑問(ぎもん): question, doubt
  • 疑惑(ぎわく): suspicion, distrust
  • 半信半疑(はんしんはんぎ): half in doubt
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Added 2026.1.9 21:30 · Revised 2026.2.20 11:01
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