Word

偶然

ぐうぜん
CommonJLPT N3

Meanings

  1. Noun · Na-adjective · No-adjective

    coincidence; chance; accident; fortuity

  2. Adverb

    by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally

  3. Noun

    contingency

In Spanish

  1. por casualidad; inesperadamente; de repente; por accidente; fortuitamente; por azar; por casualidad; por ventura; casualmente; accidentalmente

Other forms
遇然

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 私わたしは道みちで古ふるい友人ゆうじんと偶然ぐうぜん出会であった。

    I happened across an old friend in the street.

    Me topé con un viejo amigo en la calle.

    Tatoeba #154817(opens in a new tab)
  • 偶然ぐうぜんその単語たんごにであったわけです。

    I just came up with the word.

    Tatoeba #179276(opens in a new tab)

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