Vocabulary

What does 思い掛けない (おもいがけない, omoigakenai) mean?

思い掛けない (おもいがけない, omoigakenai) means unexpected, unforeseen.

Quick facts
Readingおもいがけない
Romajiomoigakenai
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
おもいがけない
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkomoigakenai

unexpected, unforeseen

Example sentences

  • I ran into a friend in an unexpected place.

  • I received an unexpected gift.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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