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意外いがい

igai

unexpected, surprising

Example sentence

問題は意外にやさしかったよ。

I found the problem easier than I had expected.

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Words with the same kanji

WordJLPTMeaning
外国N5がいこくforeign country; abroad
意味N5いみmeaning, significance
外N5そとoutside / exterior (physical outside; e.g. 外[そと]に出る[でる] = go outside)
外N5ほかother / the rest (e.g. 他[ほか]に何[なに]か? = anything else?)
外国人N5がいこくじんforeigner
注意N4ちゅういcaution, attention
用意N4よういpreparation
意見N4いけんopinion, view, idea

More Attributes & Adjectives words

WordMeaning
小しょうsmall / little (used in compounds; e.g. 小学校[しょうがっこう] = elementary school)
良いよいgood, nice
大だいbig, great
上じょうfirst volume; top grade; the above (e.g. 上巻[じょうかん] = vol.1, 上級[じょうきゅう] = advanced)
上うわupper, outer, surface
上かみupper part, upstream, higher-ups (e.g. 川上[かわかみ] = upstream, 上座[かみざ] = seat of honor)
可能かのうpossible, practicable, feasible
最高さいこうhighest, supreme, the most

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