以ての外

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
もっ
Grade: 4
ほか
Grade: 2

Pronunciation

Adjective

(もっ)ての(ほか) (mottenohoka-na (adnominal (もっ)ての(ほか) (mottenohoka na), adverbial (もっ)ての(ほか) (mottenohoka ni))

  1. (idiomatic) outrageous
    Synonyms: 途方もない, 途轍もない

Inflection

Noun

(もっ)ての(ほか) (mottenohoka

  1. (idiomatic) absurdity

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN