思いの外
Japanese
edit| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 思 | 外 |
| おも Grade: 2 |
ほか Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 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)
References
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