Word

偶々

たまたま
CommonJLPT N3

Meanings

  1. Adverb

    by chance; by accident; accidentally; happen to (be, do); unexpectedly; casually

  2. Adverb

    occasionally; once in a while; now and then

In Spanish

  1. casualmente; por casualidad

Other forms
偶偶、偶、適

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 私わたしはたまたま駅えきで先生せんせいに出会であった。

    It happened that I saw my teacher at the station.

    Tatoeba #159541(opens in a new tab)
  • 通とおりを歩あるいていたとき、私わたしはたまたま旧友きゅうゆうに出会であった。

    Walking along the street, I happened to meet my old friend.

    Tatoeba #125599(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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