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怪しげ (あやしげ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Kanji 怪 suspicious, mystery, apparition Related words 怪あや しい 怪しい is the base i-adjective meaning 'suspicious, dubious, shady'. 怪しげ adds the suffix げ, turning it into a na-adjective/noun that emphasizes the appearance or seeming quality of being suspicious.
Etymology Formed from the stem of the i-adjective 怪しい (ayashii, 'suspicious') + the suffix げ (ge), which indicates appearance or seeming. The suffix げ derives from classical Japanese 気 (ke, 'sign, indication').
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That man is behaving suspiciously.
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