Single kanji#8,357 most used
思いのほか
おもいのほか
unexpectedly
ITS KANJI
IN A SENTENCE
テストは思いのほか簡単だった。
The test was unexpectedly easy.
written for Tangoya
IN OTHER SENTENCES
まずそうな店構えだけど、実際食べたら思いのほかおいしかった。
The storefront doesn't look good, but the food was actually surprisingly delicious.
from Tatoeba · KK_kaku_
MEANING
1
unexpectedly; surprisingly
adverb · takes の
TANGOYA ASKS
The dictionary gives 思いのほか this one meaning.
DETAILS
Kind単漢字, single kanji
Frequency#8,357 most used
Written思いのほか、思いの外、思いの他
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium