Meaning of 案外 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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案外JLPT 2
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Kana Readingあんがい
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Romajiangai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
- Meaning
- unexpectedly
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Example Sentences
案外, あんがい used in context
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This book is surprisingly easy to read, isn't it?
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ピクニックは案外つまらなかった。
The picnic was a disappointment.
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いけすかないボスだけど、仕事の悩みを相談したら案外、窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず、てなことになるかもね。
The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.
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He may be a good man for all I know.
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Kanji found in this word
plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench
On: アン
Kun: つくえ
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