Jisho

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Words — 21 found

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. questionable; doubtful; suspicious​
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. suspicious; dubious; questionable; dodgy; shady; fishy​
  • みんな
  • やつ奴
  • は
  • あや怪しい
  • と
  • おも思っている
  • 。
We are all suspicious about him.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. doubtful; unsure; uncertain; unlikely; implausible​
  • かれ彼
  • が
  • じかん時間どおり
  • に
  • きた来る
  • かどうか
  • は
  • わたし私
  • は
  • あや怪しい
  • と
  • おも思う
  • 。
I question whether he'll come in time.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. untrustworthy; unreliable; clumsy; awkward; shaky; poor​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. strange; weird; eerie; spooky; uncanny​
  • その
  • あや怪しい
  • じょせい女性
  • は
  • 、
  • まじょ魔女
  • と
  • かんが考えられた
  • 。
The strange-looking woman was thought to be a witch.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. ominous (e.g. weather); threatening; dangerous (e.g. financial situation); uncertain​
  • そら空
  • が
  • あや怪しい
  • 。
  • あめ雨
  • が
  • ふ降る
  • かな
  • 。
The sky looks ominous. I wonder if it will rain.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. suspicious (of a potential amorous relation)​
    ジャネット
  • と
  • デイブ
  • が
  • あやしい
  • という
  • うわさ噂
  • が
  • なが流れた
  • 。
Word got around that Jeanette and Dave were having an affair.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
7. mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting​See also 妖しい あやしい, also 妖しい
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious​
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. subtle; delicate; fine​
  • その
  • ふた2つ
  • の
  • え絵
  • には
  • びみょう微妙な
  • ちが違い
  • が
  • ある
  • 。
There are subtle differences between the two pictures.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. difficult; complex; tricky; delicate (situation, position, etc.); close (e.g. decision)​
  • その
  • こきゃく顧客
  • の
  • くじょう苦情
  • は
  • びみょう微妙な
  • もんだい問題
  • に
  • かか関わる
  • もの
  • だった
  • 。
The customer's complaint was about a sensitive issue.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
3. doubtful; questionable; dicey​
    トム
  • が
  • つぎ次
  • の
  • オリンピック
  • に
  • しゅつじょう出場
  • できる
  • かどうか
  • は
  • びみょう微妙
  • だ
  • 。
There are doubts as to whether or not Tom will be able to participate in the next Olympics.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
4. not great; iffy​Colloquial, oft. ビミョー
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
5. slightly; somewhat; a little bit​adverbially as ~に
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ビミョー
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy​
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うさん臭い 【うさんくさい】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. shady; underhanded; questionable​
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後ろぐらい 【うしろぐらい】、うしろ暗い 【うしろぐらい】
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. gloominess; gloom​
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. questionable; unfair; underhand​
  • この
  • ちょうぼ帳簿
  • には
  • ふめいろう不明朗な
  • てん点
  • が
  • たくさん
  • ある
  • 。
There are many questionable points in this ledger.
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. how; in what way; how about​Usually written using kana alone
  • コンタクト
  • を
  • い入れる
  • という
  • の
  • は
  • いかが
  • でしょう
  • ?
How about wearing contact lenses?
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2. questionable​Usually written using kana alone
Notes
いかが: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading).
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. smelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood; bloody​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. degenerate (of a monk); depraved; corrupt; fallen​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. worldly; mundane; secular; common; ordinary​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. fishy; suspicious; questionable​
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腥い 【なまぐさい】
Notes
腥い: Rarely-used kanji form.
Jreibun
  • しょくば職場
  • では誰が部長になるかをめぐって、ドロドロした
  • なまぐさ生臭い
  • 権力争いが繰り広げられている。
In my workplace, there is an ugly, cut-throat power struggle over who gets to be the department head.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. risky; dangerous; hazardous; perilous; close (e.g. game); narrow (e.g. victory)​Usually written using kana alone
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. suggestive; bordering on the obscene; risqué; delicate (e.g. question); questionable; shady​Usually written using kana alone
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. extreme; harsh; cruel​Archaic
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際疾い 【きわどい】
Notes
際疾い: Rarely-used kanji form.
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くさ いんちき臭い
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking​See also うさん臭い
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インチキ臭い 【インチキくさい】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy​
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Noun
1. dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information​
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眉唾もの 【まゆつばもの】
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Noun
1. dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information​See also 眉唾物
Noun
2. taking care not to be fooled​
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眉つば 【まゆつば】
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Noun
1. something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable​
Noun
2. puzzle; riddle​
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考えもの 【かんがえもの】
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いかが 如何なもの
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with​Usually written using kana alone, used rhetorically as 〜か, 〜でしょうか, etc.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. smelling burnt; smelling scorched; having a burnt smell​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; strained​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. suspicious; dubious; questionable; shady​
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キナ臭い 【きなくさい】
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Sentences — 6 found

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    • みやげものや土産物屋
    • で旅行客が
    • てんしゅ店主
    • にしつこく値段を掛け合っている。いくら
    • ねび値引き
    • 交渉が可能とはいえ、そこまでの値引きを要求するのはいかがなものか。
    In a souvenir shop, a tourist is persistently haggling with the shop owner. While bargaining may be possible, demanding such a steep discount seems rather questionable. — Jreibun
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