意外

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Chinese

 
idea; meaning; wish
idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
 
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
trad. (意外)
simp. #(意外)
Literally: “beyond anticipations”.

Pronunciation


Adjective

意外

  1. unexpected; unforeseen; surprising
    意外事件  ―  yìwài shìjiàn  ―  unexpected mishap

Noun

意外

  1. accident; mishap; slip-up; mistake
    防止意外  ―  fángzhǐ yìwài  ―  to prevent accidents

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
がい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(がい) (igai-na (adnominal ()(がい) (igai na), adverbial ()(がい) (igai ni))

  1. surprising, unexpected
    意外(いがい)だね。
    Igai da ne.
    You don't say.
    (きみ)にここで()うのは(まった)意外(いがい)だ。
    Kimi ni koko de au no wa mattaku igai da.
    It's really unexpected to meet you here.

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Noun

()(がい) (igai

  1. unexpectedness

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

意外 (uioe) (hangeul 의외)

  1. Hanja form? of 의외 (unexpected, surprising).