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Meaning of 半信半疑(はんしんはんぎ) in Japanese

半信半疑
Kana Reading
はんしんはんぎ
Romaji
hanshinhangi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
    Example sentence
    ああオレ実際こうして目の当たりするまで半信半疑だったが・・・。 Yes, truthfully, until it was right in front of me like this, I half-doubted it ...

Examples of 半信半疑, はんしんはんぎ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

14 strokes

doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question

On'Yomi: ギ

Kun'Yomi: うたが.う

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

On'Yomi: ハン

Kun'Yomi: なか.ば

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JLPT 3

9 strokes

faith, truth, fidelity, trust

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi:

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