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偶然

偶然

Chinese

 
accidental; image; pair; mate
 
correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
simp. and trad.
(偶然)

Adjective

偶然

  1. accidental; coincidental; by chance; random; fortuitous

Adverb

偶然

  1. accidentally; coincidentally; by chance; fortuitously
  2. occasionally; randomly

Antonyms

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぐう
Grade: S
ぜん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Adjectival noun

偶然 (-na inflection, hiragana ぐうぜん, romaji gūzen)

  1. contingent, casual, accidental, incidental

Antonyms

Inflection

Adverb

偶然 (hiragana ぐうぜん, romaji gūzen)

  1. by chance, incidentally
     (むかし)彼女 (かのじょ)偶然 (ぐうぜん)出会 (であ)った。
    Mukashi no kanojo ni gūzen deatta.
    I met my ex-girlfriend by chance

Synonyms

  • たまたま

Antonyms

Noun

偶然 (hiragana ぐうぜん, romaji gūzen)

  1. chance, contingency
     (すべ)ての偶然 (ぐうぜん)は、必然 (ひつぜん)である。
    Subete no gūzen wa, hitsuzen dearu.
    All chances are inevitable.

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.