思いの外

Japanese
Kanji in this term
思 外
おも
Grade: 2		 ほか
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
思いのほか

Etymology

思い +‎ の +‎ 外, literally "outside one's thought"

Pronunciation
  • (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

思(おも)いの外(ほか) • (omoi no hoka) 

  1. unexpected, surprisingly
    思(おも)いの外(ほか)よくできた。
    Omoi no hoka yoku dekita.
    You surprisingly did well!

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