意表|いひょうihyou[0]heiban (flat)
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- 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.
- 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」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


