〜かと思いきや

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ka-to-omoikiya');

{
  "id": "ka-to-omoikiya",
  "pattern": "〜かと思いきや",
  "reading": "〜かとおもいきや",
  "romaji": "ka to omoikiya",
  "level": "N1",
  "meaning": "just when one thought ...; contrary to expectation",
  "formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + かと思いきや",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "今年の冬は暖かいかと思いきや、二月に入って記録的な大雪に見舞われた。",
      "furigana": "{今年|ことし}の{冬|ふゆ}は{暖|あたた}かいかと{思|おも}いきや、{二月|にがつ}に{入|はい}って{記録|きろく}{的|てき}な{大雪|おおゆき}に{見舞|みま}われた。",
      "en": "We thought this winter would be mild, but then February brought record-breaking snow."
    },
    {
      "ja": "予約が取れないことで有名な店なので断られるかと思いきや、あっさり席が取れた。",
      "furigana": "{予約|よやく}が{取|と}れないことで{有名|ゆうめい}な{店|みせ}なので{断|ことわ}られるかと{思|おも}いきや、あっさり{席|せき}が{取|と}れた。",
      "en": "The restaurant is famous for being hard to book, so I expected to be turned down, but I got a table easily."
    },
    {
      "ja": "息子は宿題をしているのかと思いきや、机の下でゲームに夢中になっていた。",
      "furigana": "{息子|むすこ}は{宿題|しゅくだい}をしているのかと{思|おも}いきや、{机|つくえ}の{下|した}でゲームに{夢中|むちゅう}になっていた。",
      "en": "I thought my son was doing his homework, but he was actually absorbed in a game under his desk."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "surprise",
    "contrast"
  ],
  "notes": "The outcome contradicts what was expected. Also 〜と思いきや. Found in lively writing and essays more than in speech.",
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "4598da631480fcfa775bd88007df9669c7b36de89537bc66dcfad0307064e071",
    "meanings": [
      "本以为……却"
    ],
    "formation": "普通形＋かと思いきや",
    "explanation": "表示结果与预想相反。",
    "notes": "多见于较生动的书面语。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "今年の冬は暖かいかと思いきや、二月に入って記録的な大雪に見舞われた。",
        "zh": "本以为今年冬天暖和，到了二月却遭遇创纪录的大雪。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "予約が取れないことで有名な店なので断られるかと思いきや、あっさり席が取れた。",
        "zh": "那家店以难预约出名，本以为会被拒绝，结果很容易就订到了座位。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "息子は宿題をしているのかと思いきや、机の下でゲームに夢中になっていた。",
        "zh": "本以为儿子在写作业，他却躲在桌下沉迷游戏。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n1.json#ka-to-omoikiya",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "255cdbac00e07563b136a713c86e19ec60f3f693cc24c69ed15f796871585d26",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}