思いきや (to omoikiya)

Meaning

  1. contrary to expectations

All JLPT 1 grammar : 思いきや(思いきや, to omoikiya), contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but …, Expression

Example

日本語意味
もっと古典的な顔立ちなのかと思いきや、今の時代でも充分通用する美形です。I expected more classical features, but hers is a beauty that would do well even in this age.
あっさり断られると思いきや、彼女は承諾してくれました。I had expected an outright refusal, but to my surprise she agreed.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
古典kotenclassic
通用tsuuyoupopular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
bunpart, segment, share
daicost, price, generation
時代jidaiperiod, epoch, era, age
kaoface, look
katachiform, shape, figure
imanow, the present time
するsuruto do
彼女kanojoshe, her

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
とき, -どきtime, hour
ふる.い, ふる-, -ふる.すold
コン,キンいまnow
ダイ,タイか.わる, かわ.る, かわ.りsubstitute, change
リツ,リュウ,リットルた.つ, -た.つ, た.ち-stand up
おも.う, おもえら.く, おぼ.すthink
ツウ,ツとお.る, とお.り, -とお.りpass through
ヨウもち.いるutilize, use
ビ,ミうつく.しいbeauty, beautiful
ガンかおface, expression
ケイ,ギョウかた, -がた, かたちshape, form, style
ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな, めwoman, female
ダンた.つ, ことわ.る, さだ.めるseverance, refuse
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the

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