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思わず (おもわず): unintentional, spontaneous — Japanese vocabulary

思わず is read おもわず and means "unintentional, spontaneous". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

思わず

Reading
おもわず · omowazu
Translation
unintentional, spontaneous
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
おもわずが

Example

私は思わず吹き出してしまった。

わたしはおもわずふきだしてしまった。

I burst out laughing in spite of myself.

Kanji in this word

  • 思 — think, thought

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