Meaning of 思わぬ in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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思わぬ
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Kana Readingおもわぬ
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Romajiomowanu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun or verb acting prenominally
- Meaning
- unexpected; unforeseen
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Example Sentences
思わぬ, おもわぬ used in context
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模擬試験に何回も失敗して、実際に受けてみたら思わぬ結果が出た。
Having failed my mock examinations any number of times, when I actually tried taking it the result was nothing I'd imagined.
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Careful as he was, he made an unexpected mistake.
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My proposal met with unexpected opposition.
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I jumped at the unexpected news.
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This led to unexpected results.
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A slip of the tongue often brings about unexpected results.
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