意表|いひょうihyou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, na-adjectivesurprise; something unexpected
Conjugation
Plain form意表(いひょう)
Polite (desu)意表です(いひょうです)
Negative (dewa nai)意表ではない(いひょうではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)意表ではありません(いひょうではありません)
Past (datta)意表だった(いひょうだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)意表ではなかった(いひょうではなかった)
Te form (de)意表で(いひょうで)
Adverbial (ni)意表に(いひょうに)
Conditional (nara)意表なら(いひょうなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related驚愕きょうがくWrittenWritten/formal in tone; means extreme shock or astonishment, stressing the psychological reaction, while 「意表」 refers to the unexpected thing itself.
  • RelatedびっくりCasualColloquial word for being startled or surprised, as in 「びっくりした」; it describes the surprised reaction, whereas 「意表」 is the unexpectedness itself.
  • Related驚きおどろきNeutralNeutral noun for surprise or wonder; it stresses the feeling, while 「意表」 is mostly used in 「意表を突く」 to mean something that defies expectation.

Use 「意表」 for something that defies expectation, usually in 「意表を突く」. For the reaction of surprise use 「驚き」 or colloquial 「びっくり」; for extreme shock use 「驚愕」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (「表ひょう」は「中ちゅう」に対たいする「外側そとがわ」の意い)思いの外おもいのほか、予想よそうもしなかったこと。
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