思いの外
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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思 | 外 |
おも Grade: 2 |
ほか Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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思いのほか |
Etymology edit
思い + の + 外, literally "outside one's thought"
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) おもいのほか [òmóí nó hóká] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) おもいのほか [òmóíꜜ nò hòkà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [o̞mo̞i no̞ ho̞ka̠]
Adverb edit
思いの外 • (omoi no hoka)