法ほう外がい

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Meanings

Describes a price, demand, or condition that is unreasonably high or beyond what is acceptable. Often used with nouns like 値段, 金額, 要求.

法ほう外がいな値ね段だんをふっかけるto charge someone an outrageously high price
観かん光こう客きゃくだと思おもって法ほう外がいな値ね段だんをふっかけられた。
They charged me an outrageous price, thinking I was a tourist.
法ほう外がいな要よう求きゅうをするto make an unreasonable demand
交こう渉しょう相あい手ては法ほう外がいな要よう求きゅうをしてきた。
The other party in the negotiation made an outrageous demand.
法ほう外がいな金きん額がくを請せい求きゅうされるto be billed an exorbitant amount
修しゅう理り代だいとして法ほう外がいな金きん額がくを請せい求きゅうされた。
I was billed an exorbitant amount for the repair.

途と方ほうもない
途方もない describes something extraordinary or immense in scale without necessarily implying unfairness, while 法外 specifically criticizes a price or demand as unreasonably excessive.
べらぼう
べらぼう is a colloquial, emotionally charged way to call a price absurdly high, whereas 法外 is more neutral and commonly used in writing or formal complaints.
不ふ当とうN1
不当 focuses on something being unjust or improper (e.g. an unfair decision), while 法外 specifically stresses that an amount or demand far exceeds a reasonable level.
過か大だいN1
過大 means excessive or overly large in a general, neutral sense, while 法外 carries a stronger tone of moral disapproval about a price or demand being outrageous.
過か当とう
法外 carries a stronger, more emotional sense of being outrageously beyond normal limits, while 過当 is a calmer, more formal way of saying something exceeds a reasonable standard.

妥だ当とうN2
妥当 describes a price or demand as reasonable and appropriate, the opposite of 法外, which calls it unreasonably excessive.

Compound of 法 (law, rule) and 外 (outside), literally 'outside the law/standard'. The meaning shifted to 'beyond reasonable limits'.