【JLPT N1 Grammar】〜かと思いきや（〜かとおもいきや / ~katoomoikiya）

2020年4月29日 2024年10月9日

Explanation：〜かと思いきや

Meaning
"〜と思おもったが、実際じっさいは（違ちがう結果けっかになった）”
"I thought 〜, but in reality, ..."
Used to convey that something was expected or assumed to be one way, but in reality, it turned out to be quite different. It implies a contrast between what was anticipated and what actually happened.

Form
V（plain form）+ かと思いきや
イA（plain form）+ かと思いきや
ナA（plain form）+ かと思いきや
N（plain form）+ かと思いきや

Points

Unexpected Outcome: "〜かと思いきや" introduces a situation where the reality differs from what the speaker initially thought or assumed.
Contrast: The phrase is often used to highlight a contrast between an expected outcome and what actually happens.
Expressing Surprise: It implies that the speaker was surprised by the turn of events.

JLPT Level
N1

Note
「〜と思いきや」と言うこともできます。

Sample sentenes

息子むすこは部屋へやで勉強べんきょうしているかと思おもいきや、寝ねてた。
I thought my son was studying in his room, but he was actually sleeping.

その映画えいがはホラーかと思おもいきや、コメディでした。
I thought the movie was a horror film, but it was actually a comedy.

10分早ぷんはやくテストが終おわったかと思おもいきや、裏うらにも問題もんだいがあった。
I thought the test ended 10 minutes early, but there were questions on the back as well.

あまり勉強べんきょうしていなかったので、テストの結果けっかはひどいかと思おもいきや、８０点てんもあった。
Since I hadn’t studied much, I expected the test results to be terrible, but I actually got an 80.

マークさんは日本にほんで働はたらいたことがあるので、日本語にほんごが話はなせるかと思おもいきや、全然話ぜんぜんはなせなかった。
I thought Mark could speak Japanese because he has worked in Japan, but he couldn’t speak it at all.

そのレストランは毎日まいにち行列ぎょうれつができているので、おいしいかと思おもいきや、そうでもなかった。
I thought the restaurant was good because there’s a line every day, but it wasn’t that great.

彼かれはもう家いえに帰かえったかと思おもいきや、まだ会社かいしゃにいた。
I thought he had already gone home, but he was still at the office.

Vocabulary

Japanese		English
-	ホラー	horror