JMdict: 1225600
疑心暗鬼 【ぎしんあんき】
- [exp] suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
---|---|---|---|
疑 | Doubt, Distrust, Be Suspicious, Question | ギ | うたが.う |
心 | Heart, Mind, Spirit, Heart Radical (no. 61) | シン | こころ, -ごころ |
暗 | Darkness, Disappear, Shade, Informal, Grow Dark, Be Blinded | アン | くら.い, くら.む, くれ.る |
鬼 | Ghost, Devil | キ | おに, おに- |