Meaning of 埒外(らちがい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 埒外

Kana Reading らちがい

Romaji rachigai

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

out of bounds; beyond the pale

Examples of 埒外, らちがい in a sentence

「ひょっとして、今まで気づいてなかったのですか」「いや、まぁ・・・。想像の埒外だったもんで・・・」

Did you possibly not notice until just now? "Er, well ... it was just so beyond my imagination that ..."

Related Kanji

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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埒

10 strokes

picket, limits, be settled

On'Yomi: レツ, ラツ, ラチ

Kun'Yomi: らち.があく, かこ.い

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