思いの外

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思いの外

letter おもいのほか

  1. おもいのほかの漢字表記。 おもいのほか

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  • surprisingly in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual

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"思いの外." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ja/%E6%80%9D%E3%81%84%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%96. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

思いの外. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E6%80%9D%E3%81%84%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%96

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"思いの外." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E6%80%9D%E3%81%84%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%96.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {思いの外},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E6%80%9D%E3%81%84%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%96},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}