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疑

Doubt

On’yomiぎ
Kun’yomiうたが.う
MeaningsDoubt, Distrust, Be Suspicious, Question
JLPT N3 14 strokes #282 most common Grade 6 Radical 疋 bolt of cloth
書き順 · Stroke order

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 疑

疋 Radical 103 of 214
Bolt of cloth

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 疑 is filed under 疋 (bolt of cloth) — radical number 103 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 疑

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

疑い うたがい doubt; question; uncertainty
容疑者 ようぎしゃ suspect
疑問 ぎもん doubt; question; suspicion
容疑 ようぎ suspicion; charge
疑惑 ぎわく doubt; misgivings; distrust
質疑 しつぎ question; interpellation
疑念 ぎねん doubt; suspicion; misgivings
疑う うたがう to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of
懐疑 かいぎ doubt; skepticism; scepticism
疑獄 ぎごく bribery scandal; graft case
同音 · Sound-alikes

Kanji that sound like 疑

Japanese has far more kanji than syllables, so one reading is shared by many characters. These are the ones you will confuse with 疑 — learn them together, not separately.

画数 · 14 strokes

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頻度 · Frequency

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疑 is the 282nd most common kanji in written Japanese. Learning in frequency order is the fastest route to reading real text.

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 疑

What does the kanji 疑 mean?

疑 means Doubt, Distrust, Be Suspicious, Question. It is the 282nd most common kanji in written Japanese.

How do you read the kanji 疑?

疑 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) ぎ; kun'yomi (native Japanese) うたが.う.

How many strokes does 疑 have?

疑 is written with 14 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What level is the kanji 疑?

It appears at JLPT level N3, and Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.

What is the radical of 疑?

The radical of 疑 is 疋 (bolt of cloth), radical number 103 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

Why is 疑 read ぎ?

疑 contains 矣V as its phonetic component — the part that carries the sound rather than the meaning, which is why 疑 is read ぎ. Roughly two-thirds of all kanji are built this way, so spotting the phonetic component often lets you guess the reading of a character you have never seen.

What words use the kanji 疑?

Common words written with 疑 include 疑い (うたがい, doubt; question; uncertainty); 容疑者 (ようぎしゃ, suspect); 疑問 (ぎもん, doubt; question; suspicion).

Which kanji sound the same as 疑?

疑 shares a reading with 議 (ぎ), 義 (ぎ), 技 (ぎ), 儀 (ぎ), 偽 (ぎ), among others. Same-sounding kanji are one of the most common sources of confusion in Japanese.

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