suspicious · strange

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 怪 has 8 strokes, the on-reading かい, and the kun-reading あやしい among its readings. 怪しい (あやしい) means suspicious or strange.
• Basic usage: 怪しい describes suspicious behavior or something strange such as a light. 怪我 (けが) is a whole word meaning injury.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Suspicion and injury
  • 怪しいと思った means thought something was suspicious. 怪しい光 refers to the strange light flickering in the forest.
  • 軽い怪我をしました means suffered a minor injury. 怪我を乗り越え describes overcoming an injury in the example about returning to competition.