Meaning
案外 (あんがい, angai) is a JLPT N2 adverb meaning “unexpectedly”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 11
彼は案外いい人かもしれない。
He may unexpectedly turn out to be a good person.
案外な成績だった.
The result was a surprise.
案外話のわかる人だった.
He was more sensible than I expected.
その小説は案外面白かった。
That novel was unexpectedly interesting.
案外、この本は読みやすいね。
This book is surprisingly easy to read, isn't it?
その劇は案外つまらなかった.
The drama was a disappointment.
私は仕事が案外早く片づいた.
I finished the work unexpectedly early.
ピクニックは案外つまらなかった。
The picnic was a disappointment.
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.
昼夜逆転の生活も、しっかりリズムとして身についてしまうと案外大変というわけでもない。
Living with day and night reversed isn't that hard once it fully settles in as a rhythm.
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.