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偶然 (ぐうぜん): Coincidence / chance — Japanese vocabulary

偶然 is read ぐうぜん and means "Coincidence / chance". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

偶然

Reading
ぐうぜん · guuzen
Translation
Coincidence / chance
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ぐうぜんが

Example

私は昨日空港で偶然彼に会った。

わたしはきのうくうこうでぐうぜんかれにあった。

I met him by accident at the airport yesterday.

Kanji in this word

  • 偶 — Accidentally, Even Number, Couple
  • 然 — natural

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