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案外 (あんがい): unexpectedly — Japanese vocabulary

案外 is read あんがい and means "unexpectedly". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

案外

Reading
あんがい · angai
Translation
unexpectedly
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
あんがいがあんがいが

Example

案外、この本は読みやすいね。

あんがい、このほんはよみやすいね。

This book is surprisingly easy to read, isn't it?

Kanji in this word

  • 案 — plan, idea
  • 外 — outside

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