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[ぐう()·ぜん()]
guuzen
noun, na adjective, no adjective, adverb

English Meaning(s) for 偶然

noun, na adjective, no adjective
  1. coincidence; chance; accident; fortuity
adverb
  1. by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally
noun
  1. contingency (philosophy)

Definition and Synonyms for 偶然

Coincidence an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
Synonyms: 一致, 併発, 偶然, めぐり合う, 吻合, 回り合わせ, 奇遇, 暗合, 符合
Unexpectedly without advance planning
Synonyms: ふと, ふいと, たまさか, たまたま, たまたま, はしなくも, ゆくりなく, 偶然, 図る, 図らずも, 思いがけず, 期せずして, 計る
Accidentally without intention
Synonyms: たま, つい, ふと, ふいと, ふっと, たまさか, たまたま, たまたま, ついつい, ひょいと, なんとなく, ゆくりなく, 何気ない, 何気なく, , 偶然, 偶発的, 図らずも, 思う, 思わず, 思いがけず
Incidentally of a minor or subordinate nature
Synonyms: たまさか, たまたま, たまたま, ゆくりなく, 偶然, 偶発的, 図らずも, 思いがけず
Haply by accident
Synonyms: たまさか, たまたま, たまたま, ゆくりなく, 偶然, 図る, 図らずも, 思いがけず, 期せずして, 計る
Perchance through chance,
Synonyms: たまさか, たまたま, たまたま, ひょっと, ゆくりなく, 偶然, 図る, 図らずも, 思いがけず, 期せずして, 計る
Uncaused having no cause or apparent cause
Synonyms: 偶然, 偶発的
Accidentally in an unintentional manner
Synonyms: たま, つい, ふと, ふいと, ふっと, たまさか, たまたま, たまたま, ついつい, ひょいと, なんとなく, ゆくりなく, 何気ない, 何気なく, , 偶然, 偶発的, 図らずも, 思う, 思わず, 思いがけず

Meanings for each kanji in 偶然

» accidentally; even number; couple; man & wife; same kind
» sort of thing; so; if so; in that case; well

Categories 偶然 is a member of

Chance Event anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 偶然

Sample Sentences for 偶然

I met her by accident.
Our meeting was quite accidental.
It was a casual meeting.
It's a rare thing to run into a famous musician on the street.
I ran across a rare book in a secondhand bookstore.

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