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What does 意外 (いがい, igai) mean?

意外 (いがい, igai) means unexpected, surprising.

Quick facts
Readingいがい
Romajiigai
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
いがい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonigai

unexpected, surprising

  1. 1na-adjective · adv-to · noun unexpected; surprising; unanticipated

Example sentences

  • It's unexpected that he's coming.

  • The test results were unexpected.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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