案外
あんがい
angai
JMdict entry #1154820
- adverb (fukushi)adverb taking the 'to' particle unexpectedly; surprisingly
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen; surprising
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
案外、この本は読みやすいね。
angai 、 kono hon ha yomi yasui ne 。
This book is surprisingly easy to read, isn't it?
ピクニックは案外つまらなかった。
pikunikku ha angai tsumara nakaxtsu ta 。
The picnic was a disappointment.
いけすかないボスだけど、仕事の悩みを相談したら案外、窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず、てなことになるかもね。
ikesu ka nai bosu da kedo 、 shigoto no nayami wo soudan shi tara angai 、 kyuuchou futokoro ni haire ba ryoushi mo korosa zu 、 te na koto ni naru ka mo ne 。
The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.
あの人は案外いい人かもしれない。
ano hito ha angai ii hito ka mo shire nai 。
He may be a good man for all I know.