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懐疑 (かいぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
doubt ; skepticism ; disbelief
Refers to a state of doubt or skeptical attitude, often used in formal or philosophical contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to doubt' or 'to be skeptical'.
その
新しん
説せつ
に
対たい
し
て
懐かい
疑ぎ
する
学がく
者しゃ
も
多おお
い
。
Many scholars are skeptical of the new theory.
Kanji 疑 doubt, distrust, be suspicious Similar words 疑ぎ 問もん 疑問 is a more general and common word for 'question' or 'doubt', while 懐疑 implies a deeper, more philosophical skepticism.
不ふ 信しん 不信 means 'distrust' or 'lack of faith', often in people or systems, whereas 懐疑 is more about intellectual doubt.
Etymology Compound of 懐 (futokoro, 'bosom; heart') and 疑 (utagau, 'doubt'), literally 'doubt held in one's heart'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of skepticism.
