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    3. 予期せぬ

    予期せぬ

    予よ期きせ​ぬ​

    unexpected

    KMT8Ref L1Noun, VerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    よきせぬ

    Noun, Verb

    1.
    unexpected, unforeseen

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    予よ期きせぬ雨あめが降ふってきた。

    Unexpected rain started to fall.

    KMT6Weather & Geography
    予よ期きせぬプレゼントに、彼かの女じょはとても喜よろこんでいました。

    She was very happy with the unexpected gift.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    予よ期きせぬ出で来き事ごとが起おこり、計けい画かくを変へん更こうせざるを得えなかった。

    An unexpected event occurred, and we had no choice but to change our plans.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    予よ期きせぬ問もん題だいが発はっ生せいし、プロジェクトは一いち時じ中ちゅう断だんされました。

    An unforeseen problem occurred, and the project was temporarily suspended.

    KMT8Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    予よ期きせぬ成せい功こうは、努ど力りょくの積つみ重かさねと幸こう運うんが重かさなった結けっ果かであると言いえるでしょう。

    Unexpected success can be said to be the result of accumulated effort and good fortune.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    予
    あらかじ.め…(2)
    beforehand・previous・myself・I
    Kanji
    期
    period・time・date・term
    Kanji
    せ
    se
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
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