疑(うたが)い

うたがい

noun

doubt, suspicion

1. doubt, suspicion, uncertainty

A feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction about something.

男(おとこ)は窃盗(せっとう)の疑(うたが)いで逮捕(たいほ)された。

The man was arrested on suspicion of theft.

疑(うたが)いの余地(よち)はない。

There is no room for doubt.

彼(かれ)に対(たい)する疑(うたが)いが消(き)えた。

My suspicion toward him disappeared.

疑(うたが)い is the noun form of the verb 疑(うたが)う (to doubt).

Common collocations

疑(うたが)いを挟(はさ)む: to harbor doubt
疑(うたが)いを持(も)つ: to have doubts
疑(うたが)いの余地(よち)がない: no room for doubt
疑(うたが)いを晴(は)らす: to clear oneself of suspicion
～の疑(うたが)いで逮捕(たいほ)される: to be arrested on suspicion of ~
～の疑(うたが)いがある: there is a possibility of ~ (an illness, a crime): がんの疑(うたが)いがある

Related words

疑(うたが)う: to doubt (verb)
疑問(ぎもん): question, doubt

Related Words

Related: 疑(うたが)う (to doubt (verb))

Related: 疑問(ぎもん) (question, doubt)

Compare: 猜疑心(さいぎしん) (suspiciousness)

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Added 2026.2.3 18:58 · Revised 2026.10.4 21:21

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