おもいがけず
Meanings
Adverb
Expression
1. unexpectedly; surprisingly
Kanji used
think (that something is true)
Pitch accent
もいが
けず
もいがけ
Top 17900
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.)
Examples (1 in total)
We ran into each other at the airport.