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疑弐 (ぎじ, giji) Japanese meaning: doubt | Kotomora

疑ぎ弐じ

Meanings

1

doubt; distrust; disobedience

archaic

Archaic noun for doubt, distrust, or disobedience. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical texts.

古こ文ぶん書しょに「疑ぎ弐じの心こころを抱いだく」とある。
In an old document, it says 'to harbor a heart of doubt'.

Kanji

疑doubt, distrust, be suspicious
弐II, two, second

Related words

疑うたがい
The modern common word for doubt or suspicion. 疑弐 is an archaic synonym.
不ふ信しん
Modern word for distrust or lack of faith. 疑弐 covers a similar range but is obsolete.

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain. The spelling 疑弐 combines 疑 (doubt) with 弐 (a variant of 二, 'two'), possibly suggesting a divided mind or duplicity, but this is speculative.