“Dubious” in Japanese
Short answer
Dubious in Japanese is “怪しい” (ayashii). Full meaning: suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy; doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible; untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor.
Other ways to say “Dubious” in Japanese
如何わしい
ikagawashii suspicious, dubious, unreliable; indecent, unseemly
訝しい
ibukashii suspicious, doubtful, dubious, questionable, fishy
真偽不明
shingifumei dubious, doubtful, of unknown authenticity
妖しい
ayashii suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy; doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible; untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
幽しい
ayashii suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy; doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible; untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
恠しい
ayashii suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy; doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible; untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
あやしい
ayashii suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy; doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible; untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
怪しーい
ayashiii suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy; doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible; untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
アヤシい
ayashii suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy; doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible; untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
アヤシイ
ayashii suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy; doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible; untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
アヤしい
ayashii suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy; doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible; untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
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