Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 以ての外(もってのほか) in Japanese

以ての外, もっての外
Kana Reading
もってのほか
Romaji
mottenohoka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    absurd; unreasonable

Examples of 以ての外, もっての外, もってのほか in a sentence

Related Kanji

以 JLPT 4

5 strokes

by means of, because, in view of, compared with

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: もっ.て

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外 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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