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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”.

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意外

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

Noun edit

意外

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

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
がい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

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Adjective edit

()(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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()(がい) (igai

  1. unexpectedness

References edit

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

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Hanja in this term

Noun edit

意外 (uioe) (hangeul 의외)

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