案外
Meanings
Adverb
Adverb taking と
1. unexpectedly; surprisingly
Na-adjective
2. unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen; surprising
Kanji used
Pitch accent
あんがい
あんがい
Examples4
ピクニック は 案外 つまらなかった。
The picnic was a disappointment.
案外、 この 本 は 読み やすい ね。
This book is surprisingly easy to read, isn't it?
あの人 は 案外 いい 人 かもしれない。
He may be a good man for all I know.
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。
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.