JLPT N1 · Noun

疑惑 (giwaku)

疑惑 (ぎわく, giwaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “doubt; misgivings”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぎわく
Romaji: giwaku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion · noun, noun taking の, suffix noun

Example sentences

この種の事件はよく疑惑を生む。

Events of that type generally arouse suspicion.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 疑惑

疑

doubt, distrust, be suspiciousギ・うたが.う · 14 strokes

惑

beguile, delusion, perplexityワク・まど.う · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 疑惑.

疑ううたがうto doubt疑問ぎもんdoubt質疑しつぎquestion迷惑めいわくtrouble惑星わくせいplanet誘惑ゆうわくtemptation

Source: JMdict entry 1225680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.