JLPT N3 · な-adjective

案外 (angai)

案外 (あんがい, angai) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “unexpectedly; surprisingly”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あんがい
Romaji: angai
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

unexpectedly; surprisingly · adverb, adverb (taking と)
unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen; surprising · な-adjective

Example sentences

ピクニックは案外つまらなかった。

The picnic was a disappointment.

Tatoeba #197622

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 案外

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	案外だ	あんがいだ angaida
Present (polite)	案外です	あんがいです angaidesu
Negative	案外じゃない	あんがいじゃない angaijanai
Past	案外だった	あんがいだった angaidatta
Negative past	案外じゃなかった	あんがいじゃなかった angaijanakatta
Te-form	案外で	あんがいで angaide
Before a noun	案外な	あんがいな angaina
Adverb (~ni)	案外に	あんがいに angaini

Kanji in 案外

案

plan, suggestion, draftアン・つくえ · 10 strokes

外

outsideガイ・ゲ・そと・ほか · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 案外.

案内あんないguidance案あんidea提案ていあんproposal答案とうあんexamination paper議案ぎあんlegislative bill法案ほうあんbill (law)案の定あんのじょうas expected案じるあんじるto be anxious (about)外そとoutside外ほかanother place外国がいこくforeign country外国人がいこくじんforeigner郊外こうがいsuburb以外いがいexcluding

Source: JMdict entry 1154820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.