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下衆の勘繰り (げすのかんぐり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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の
せい
な
の
に
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上じょう
司し
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下げ
衆す
の
勘かん
繰ぐ
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サボり
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思おも
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Even though he was late because of a train delay, his boss, with petty-minded suspicion, thought he was slacking off.
Kanji 衆 masses, great numbers, multitude 勘 intuition, perception, check 司 director, official, govt office Related words 邪じゃ 推すい 邪推 is a more formal term for unwarranted suspicion, while 下衆の勘繰り is a colloquial, emotionally charged expression emphasizing the low-mindedness of the suspicion.
勘かん 繰ぐ る 勘繰る is the verb meaning 'to be suspicious' or 'to read too much into something'. 下衆の勘繰り is the noun phrase describing the act itself.
Written forms 下げ 衆す の 勘かん 繰ぐ り
Standard kanji spelling. 下衆 means 'lowly person' and 勘繰り means 'suspicion'.
下げ 種す の 勘かん 繰ぐ り
Alternate kanji for 下衆, using 種 instead of 衆.
下げ 司す の 勘かん 繰ぐ り
Alternate kanji for 下衆, using 司 instead of 衆.
Etymology Compound of 下衆 (gesu, 'lowly person') + の (possessive particle) + 勘繰り (kanguri, 'suspicion, reading too much into things'). The phrase literally means 'the suspicion of a lowly person', implying that such suspicion is base and unworthy.
