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偶然

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

偶然 — “by chance, coincidentally”

偶然 (read ぐうぜん) means by chance, coincidentally. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a adverb.

Reading

ぐうぜん

Meaning

by chance, coincidentally

偶然 in a sentence

駅えきで偶然ぐうぜん友達ともだちに会あった。

I ran into a friend by chance at the station.

The kanji in 偶然

偶by chance; a pair
然as it is, nature

Words that share a kanji with 偶然

偶たま— occasionally, once in a while
偶々たまたま— by chance, by coincidence
偶数ぐうすう— even number
自然しぜん— natural
全然ぜんぜん— (not) at all, completely (with negative)
天然てんねん— natural, nature
突然とつぜん— suddenly, abruptly
自然科学しぜんかがく— natural science

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