“Unheard-of” in Japanese
Short answer
Unheard-of in Japanese is “破天荒” (hatenkou). Full meaning: unheard-of, unprecedented; daring, wild, uninhibited, unconventional, reckless.
Other ways to say “Unheard-of” in Japanese
未曾有
mizouu unprecedented, unheard-of, record-breaking
希代未聞
kitaimimon unheard-of, unparalleled
前代未聞
zendaimimon unheard-of, unprecedented, unparalleled in history (unparallelled), record-breaking
前人未発
zenjinmihatsu unprecedented, unheard-of, never propounded (discovered, invented) by anyone before
史上空前
shijoukuuzen unprecedented in history, unheard-of, epoch-making
未曾
mizou unprecedented, unheard-of, record-breaking
未曽
mizou unprecedented, unheard-of, record-breaking
未曽有
mizou unprecedented, unheard-of, record-breaking
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