Japanese symbol for “unscheduled”
予定外
よていがい
Romaji: yoteigai
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
In Japanese, unscheduled is 予定外, read よていがい (yoteigai).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unscheduled”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時ならぬ | ときならぬ tokinaranu | unthought of; unexpected; unseasonal |
| 計画外 | けいかくがい keikakugai | unplanned; unscheduled |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 予想 | よそう yosou | expectation; anticipation; prediction |
| 予約 | よやく yoyaku | reservation; appointment; booking |
| 予算 | よさん yosan | estimate (of costs); budget |
| 予選 | よせん yosen | preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial |
| 予備 | よび yobi | reserve; spare |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
| 設定 | せってい settei | establishment; creation; posing (a problem) |
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
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