noun
suspicion; distrust; reading too much into things
Often implies groundless or excessive suspicion, imagining hidden motives or meanings. Frequently used in the phrase 勘繰りを入れる (to be suspicious).
彼の親切を勘繰りすぎて、素直に受け取れなかった。
I was too suspicious of his kindness and couldn't accept it straightforwardly.
あの人はいつも人のことを勘繰っ
That person is always suspicious of others.
Compound of 勘 (intuition, perception) and 繰り (from 繰る, to spin or reel), suggesting the act of spinning out suspicions from one's intuition. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.