Vocabulary

What does 疑う (うたがう, utagau) mean?

疑う (うたがう, utagau) means to doubt, to suspect.

Quick facts
Readingうたがう
Romajiutagau
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
うたがう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonutagau

to doubt, to suspect

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of

Example sentences

  • I'm doubting his story.

  • I don't want to doubt an important friend.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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