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おもいがけない
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
Alt. forms
思おもいがけない
97%
思おもい掛がけない
1%
おもいがけない
思おもい掛がけ無ない
Pitch accent
お
もいがけ
ない
お
もいがけな
い
Used in: 19
Composed of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Examples (4 in total)
The jewel was found in an unlikely place.
The discovery of oil was a lucky accident.
The news that she got divorced was a big surprise.
I was at a loss how to answer his unexpected question.