予想外

• 読み: よそうがい
• ローマ字: yosougai
• 漢字の分解: 予 (yo) — beforehand, in advance; 想 (sou) — thought, idea; 外 (gai) — outside, beyond
• 発音: /jo.soː.ɡai/

意味

Unexpected; unforeseen. Describes outcomes or events that deviate from what was anticipated.

A no-adjective and na-adjective formed from 予想 (yosou, expectation/prediction) + 外 (gai, outside). Literally 'outside of expectations.' Used attributively with の or な: 予想外の結果 (unexpected result), 予想外な展開 (unforeseen development). Often appears in news reporting and sports commentary to describe surprising outcomes.

例文

1. 試験の結果は予想外に良かった。
2. 予想外の展開にチーム全員が驚いた。
3. 予想外な出費が続いて、今月は家計が苦しい。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, sports, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 予 (yo, beforehand) + 想 (sou, thought) + 外 (gai, outside). Together: 'outside of prior thinking' — beyond what was foreseen.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal