案外

Reading

Kana: あんがい
Romaji: angai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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unexpectedly

Kanji

Readings: アン、 つくえ
Meanings: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside

Example Sentences

案外(あんがい)、この(ほん)()みやすいね。
➥This book is surprisingly easy to read, isn't it?
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あの(ひと)案外(あんがい)いい(じん)かもしれない。
➥He may be a good man for all I know.
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ピクニックは案外(あんがい)つまらなかった。
➥The picnic was a disappointment.
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いけすかないボスだけど、仕事(しごと)(なや)みを相談(そうだん)したら案外(あんがい)窮鳥(きゅうちょう)(ふところ)(はい)れば猟師(りょうし)(ころ)さず、てなことになるかもね。
➥The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.
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