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疑う

うたがう

to doubt, to be suspicious of

Mnemonic

You stop at the fork and take neither road, because you have stopped being sure the person giving the directions meant well. Ooh う, ta た, gow がう, none of it rings true: うたがう.

Built from

doubt, suspect
A figure stopped at a fork with a stick still in hand, not committing to either road yet.

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