Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 存外(ぞんがい) in Japanese

存外
Kana Reading
ぞんがい
Romaji
zongai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    beyond or contrary to expectations
    Example sentence
    存外、口は達者なようね。 It seems like you're unexpectedly eloquent.

Examples of 存外, ぞんがい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

存 JLPT 3

6 strokes

suppose, be aware of, believe, feel

On'Yomi: ソン, ゾン

Kun'Yomi:

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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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