N21185/1725

思おもいがけない

rarely used kanji formい adjectiveadjective (generic)

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おもいがけない

Meanings

unexpected, contrary to expectations, by chance, casual

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Example sentences

思おもいがけない場所ばしょで旧友きゅうゆうに会あった。

I ran into an old friend in an unexpected place.

思おもいがけないプレゼントをもらって、とても嬉うれしかった。

I was very happy to receive an unexpected gift.

彼女かのじょの思おもいがけない言葉ことばに、私わたしは言葉ことばを失うしなった。

I was left speechless by her unexpected words.

思おもいがけない形かたちで夢ゆめが実現じつげんすることもある。

Sometimes dreams come true in unexpected ways.

長年ながねんの研究けんきゅうが思おもいがけない発見はっけんをもたらし、学界がっかいに大おおきな衝撃しょうげきを与あたえた。

Years of research led to an unexpected discovery, causing a great shock in the academic world.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)