Word Meaning 疑心暗鬼

ぎしんあんき gishinanki

疑心暗鬼 is read as ぎしんあんき (gishinanki) and means suspicion will raise bogies.

Meaning

English

  1. suspicion will raise bogies
  2. once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious
  3. jumping at shadows

Reading

Kana

ぎしんあんき

Romaji

gishinanki

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 41 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Yojijukugo Rank 19513 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

疑心暗鬼を生ず

ぎしんあんきをしょうず

suspicion begets monsters

疑心

ぎしん

doubt

懐疑心

かいぎしん

skepticism

鬼面仏心

きめんぶっしん

having the face of a devil and the heart of Buddha

心を鬼にする

こころをおににする

to harden one's heart

猜疑心

さいぎしん

suspicion (of others)

疑惑

ぎわく

doubt

疑義

ぎぎ

doubt

疑獄

ぎごく

bribery scandal

疑問票

ぎもんひょう

disputed ballot

疑問視

ぎもんし

doubting

疑弐

ぎじ

doubt

Example Sentences

1

I'm always suspicious when a German asks for a comma.