► 名詞
不意 [(1)ふい] [不意を突く] meaning: alert rank: 2
☆ 彼等は敵に不意を突かれた ⇨ They were caught off guard by the enemy (☛ Not paying attention)
ふい [(1)ふい] [ふいにする] meaning: loss rank: 3
☆ 彼は折角の機会をふいにした ⇨ He failed to take advantage of a great opportunity (☛ Implies fail to take advantage by mistake, carelessness, etc.)
► 形容動詞
不意 [(1)ふい] [liter] meaning: sudden rank: 3
☆ 不意に海が見たくなった ⇨ Suddenly I wanted to go see the sea (☛ Suddenly, without deep thought)
不意 [(1)ふい] [liter] meaning: unexpected rank: 3
☆ 彼が不意に現れた ⇨ He showed up unexpectedly