想像以上に難しかった

N3 想像 souzou imagination, guess, mental creation N4 以上 ijou more than, above, that is all N3 難 nan difficulty, hardships, defect

N3 想 sou, so / omo.u concept, think, idea N2 像 zou statue, picture, image N4 以 i / motsu.te by means of, because, in view of N5 上 jou, shou, shan / ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, a.geru, -a.geru, a.garu, -a.garu, a.gari, -a.gari, nobo.ru, nobo.ri, nobo.seru, nobo.su, tatematsu.ru above, up, au-dessus N3 難 nan / kata.i, -gata.i, muzuka.shii, muzuka.shii, mutsuka.shii, -niku.i difficult, impossible, trouble

N4 〜し shi Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also N5 〜に ni Indicates destination, target, arrival point, specific time, or person receiving an action N5 〜か ka Marks a question, alternative, or uncertainty, appears at the sentence end or between options