怪しい
あやしい
Meanings
- い-adjective suspicious; dubious; questionable; dodgy; shady; fishy
- doubtful; unsure; uncertain; unlikely; implausible
- untrustworthy; unreliable; clumsy; awkward; shaky; poor
- strange; weird; eerie; spooky; uncanny
- ominous (e.g. weather); threatening; dangerous (e.g. financial situation); uncertain
- suspicious (of a potential amorous relation)
- mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting (also 妖しい) See also: 妖しい (あやしい).
Kanji
- 怪 mysterious. Read as あやしい.
Example sentences
- 空模様が怪しい。
The sky looks angry. - 怪しげな手つきで彼女はグラスを運んできた。
She fumbled with the glasses as she brought them in. - 駅に着かないうちに空模様が怪しくなってきた。
The sky had become threatening before I got to the station. - みんな奴は怪しいと思っている。
We are all suspicious about him. - その怪しい女性は、魔女と考えられた。
The strange-looking woman was thought to be a witch.
Common phrases
Words containing 怪しい
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