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    3. 予想外

    予想外

    予よ想そう外がい

    unexpected

    KMT6News #11+1Noun, Particle, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    よそうがい

    Noun, Particle, Adjective

    1.
    unexpected, unforeseen, strange

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    予よ想そう外がいの出こ来とが事おが起 こりました。

    Something unexpected happened.

    KMT4Daily Life
    彼かれの予よ想そう外がいの行こう動どうに、みんな驚おどろいた。

    Everyone was surprised by his unexpected behavior.

    KMT6Emotions & Psychology
    予よ想そう外がいのプレゼントに、彼かの女じょは喜よろこびを隠かくしきれなかった。

    She couldn't hide her joy at the unexpected gift.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    予よ想そう外がいの事じ態たいにも冷れい静せいに対とり応くめできる能のう力りょくが求もとめられる。

    The ability to calmly respond even to unexpected situations is required.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    予よ想そう外がいの売うり上あげ増ぞう加かにより、会かい社しゃの業ぎょう績せきは大おお幅はばに改かい善ぜんした。

    Due to an unexpected increase in sales, the company's performance significantly improved.

    KMT7Business & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    予
    あらかじ.め…(2)
    beforehand・previous・myself・I
    想
    おも.う…(2)
    idea・thought・conception・think
    外
    そと・ほか・はず.す・はず.れる・と-…(5)
    outside
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