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偶々 (たまたま): unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance — Japanese vocabulary

偶々 is read たまたま and means "unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

偶々

Reading
たまたま · tamatama
Translation
unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
たまたまが

Example

たまたま手持ちのお金がなかった。

たまたまてもちのおかねがなかった。

As it happened, I had no money with me.

Kanji in this word

  • 偶 — Accidentally, Even Number, Couple

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