Word details

思いのほか

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 思いのほか.

Dictionary

Entry

思いのほか思いの外もいのほか思いの他~の Adj.AdverbFreq #11600
1

unexpectedly; surprisingly

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

think

9 strokesFrequency 132JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

おも.うおもえら.くおぼ.す

outside

5 strokesFrequency 81JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ガイ

Kun

そとほかはず.すはず.れると-

Nanori

ういふか

other, another, the others

5 strokesFrequency 543JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

ほか

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