Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 案外(あんがい) in Japanese

案外
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
あんがい
Romaji
angai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Meaning
    unexpectedly
    Example sentence
    案外この読みやすいね。 This book is surprisingly easy to read, isn't it?

Examples of 案外, あんがい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

10 strokes

plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench

On'Yomi: アン

Kun'Yomi: つくえ

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

outside

On'Yomi: ガイ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: そと, ほか, はず.す, はず.れる, と-

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