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望(ぼう)外(がい)
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Meanings

  • nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    1. unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations

Readings

望外
(91%)
ぼうがい
(8%)
Appears in 172 media