LingakuFrequency rank: 998.
- unexpected; surprising
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); adverb taking the 'to' particle; noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- unexpected; surprising
This meaning is used to express something that occurs unexpectedly or catches someone by surprise, often in a positive or neutral way.
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いがい意外なけっか結果unexpected resultいがい意外せい性surprise factorいがい意外としられていない知られていないsurprisingly unknownいがい意外せい性のあるhaving an element of surpriseいがい意外せい性があるto have unexpected qualitiesいがい意外なはっけん発見unexpected discoveryいがい意外におもしろい面白いsurprisingly interestingいがい意外とかんたん簡単unexpectedly easyいがい意外なばしょ場所unexpected placeいがい意外なせんたく選択unexpected choice
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I polished for all I was worth. The trouble is that my stock of low-grade gems was surprisingly low.
"That's an unusual hobby she's got, the transfer student." "She's cute so it's fine with me."
His extensive knowledge of music was a revelation to us.
When I first met him, I was taken aback by his unexpected question.
When you're at work, if you have a lot of workmates, it's surprisingly difficult to build a consensus.
Are you still letting last night's fight bother you? That's so naive.
Surprisingly, he is the type that worries about being in the public eye.