嫌疑|けんぎkengi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounsuspicion
   彼かれに窃盗せっとうの嫌疑けんぎがかかっている。↗

   He is under suspicion of theft.

• Synonym疑いうたがいNeutralThe most common, everyday word for doubt or suspicion; it also covers criminal suspicion, as in 「殺人の疑い」; 「嫌疑」 is for suspecting someone of a bad deed and leans legal.
• Synonym疑惑ぎわくWrittenWritten and formal; suspicion that something improper has taken place, frequent in political and financial scandals.
• Synonym疑心ぎしんWrittenWritten and formal; a suspicious, wary state of mind, as in 「疑心暗鬼」 — a psychology, while 「嫌疑」 is suspicion directed at a particular person.
• Synonym疑りうたぐりCasualColloquial; doubt or suspicion, seen mostly in 「疑り深い」; more casual than 「嫌疑」 and not a legal term.
• Related懐疑かいぎWrittenWritten and formal; a skeptical attitude of not readily believing, with no limit on its object; 「嫌疑」 specifically suspects someone of a bad deed.
• Antonym確信かくしんNeutralAn antonym: firm conviction, believing something without any doubt — the opposite of the suspicion 「嫌疑」 expresses.
• Antonym信用しんようNeutralAn antonym: trust and credit, relying on someone as trustworthy — the opposite of 「嫌疑」, which suspects a person of wrongdoing.

「嫌疑」 suspects someone of a bad deed, often legal, as in 「嫌疑をかけられる」. Everyday doubt: 「疑い」; suspected misconduct in scandals: 「疑惑」; a skeptical attitude: 「懐疑」; a suspicious mind: 「疑心」; casual doubt: 「疑り」. Opposites: 「確信」, 「信用」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 悪事あくじを犯おかしたのではないかという疑うたがい。