Jiten beta

思(おも)いの外(ほか)
Rank #25,418

Meanings

  • adverb (fukushi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    1. unexpectedly; surprisingly

Readings

思いのほか
(60%)
思いの外
(38%)
おもいのほか
(<1%)
思いの他
(0%)
Appears in 331 media