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How to say 'Expect' in Japanese | 思い掛ける

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The Japanese word for Expect is 'Omoigakeru', written as 思い掛ける in Japanese.'Expect' in hiragana is おもいがける.

    Meaning

    Expect

    Reading

    おもいがける

    omoigakeru

    Kanji

    Think Set, Hang

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '思い掛ける (おもいがける)' means 'to expect' or 'to anticipate'. It is used when someone has a certain expectation or assumption about a situation or outcome. This verb often carries a nuance of something being unexpected or contrary to what was anticipated. For example: I didn't expect it to rain「雨が降るとは思い掛けなかった」(あめがふるとはおもいがけなかった). He expected the meeting to be short「彼は会議が短いと思い掛けていた」(かれはかいぎがみじかいとおもいがけていた). Note that this verb is less common in modern Japanese and may be replaced by more straightforward terms like '予期する (よきする)' or '期待する (きたいする)' in everyday conversation.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    8

    Frequency

    6757

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 思い掛ける

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Think

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Set, Hang

Hiragana in the Word 思い掛ける

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    I
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ke
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 思い掛ける Through the Kanji

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 思 as well.

  • word

    思う

    Meaning

    Think

  • word

    思い

    Meaning

    Thought

  • word

    思い出す

    Meaning

    Remember

  • word

    思想

    Meaning

    Thought, Ideology

  • word

    意思

    Meaning

    Intention

  • word

    思考

    Meaning

    Thought

  • word

    思わず

    Meaning

    Unintentionally

  • word

    思いがけない

    Meaning

    Unexpected

  • word

    思いやり

    Meaning

    Consideration

  • word

    思い切って

    Meaning

    Boldly

  • word

    思い切り

    Meaning

    Fully

  • word

    思い出

    Meaning

    Memory

  • word

    思い切る

    Meaning

    Decide

  • word

    思い込む

    Meaning

    Assume, Convince

  • word

    思い付く

    Meaning

    Think of

  • word

    不思議

    Meaning

    Mysterious

  • word

    思い浮かべる

    Meaning

    Recall

Words Related to 思い掛ける Through the Kanji

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 掛 as well.

  • word

    掛ける

    Meaning

    Call, Hang

  • word

    掛かる

    Meaning

    Take, Hang

  • word

    出掛ける

    Meaning

    Go out

  • word

    掛け算

    Meaning

    Multiplication

  • word

    切っ掛け

    Meaning

    Opportunity, Trigger

  • word

    見掛ける

    Meaning

    Notice

  • word

    話し掛ける

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    追い掛ける

    Meaning

    Chase

  • word

    腰掛ける

    Meaning

    Sit

  • word

    腰掛け

    Meaning

    Stool

  • word

    お目に掛かる

    Meaning

    Meet

  • word

    呼び掛ける

    Meaning

    Callout

  • word

    引っ掛かる

    Meaning

    Catch, Get stuck

  • word

    心掛ける

    Meaning

    Endeavor

  • word

    手掛かり

    Meaning

    Clue

  • word

    仕掛ける

    Meaning

    Set, Initiate

  • word

    通り掛かる

    Meaning

    Pass by

  • word

    引っ掛ける

    Meaning

    Hook, Trick

  • word

    寄り掛かる

    Meaning

    Lean

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