あやしい

怪 しい

Common word

  1. adjective (keiyoushi)

    suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy

    • みんな奴は怪しいと思っている。
      We are all suspicious about him.

  2. adjective (keiyoushi)

    doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible

    • 彼が時間どおりに来るかどうかは私は怪しいと思う。
      I question whether he'll come in time.

  3. adjective (keiyoushi)

    untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor

  4. adjective (keiyoushi)

    strange, weird, eerie, spooky, uncanny

    • 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.

  5. adjective (keiyoushi)

    ominous (e.g. weather), threatening, dangerous (e.g. financial situation), uncertain

    • 空模様が怪しい。
      The sky looks angry.
    • 空が怪しい。雨が降るかな。
      The sky looks ominous. I wonder if it will rain.

  6. adjective (keiyoushi)

    suspicious (of a potential amorous relation)

    • ジャネットとデイブがあやしいという噂が流れた。
      Word got around that Jeanette and Dave were having an affair.

  7. adjective (keiyoushi)

    mysterious, bewitching, alluring, enticing, enchanting
    also 妖しい