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    3. 偶然

    偶然

    偶ぐう然ぜん

    coincidence

    N3KMT7News #14+1CoreEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    遇然

    ぐうぜん

    Noun, Adjective, Particle

    1.
    coincidence, chance, accident, fortuity

    Adverb

    2.
    by chance, unexpectedly, accidentally

    Noun

    3.
    contingency
    philosophy

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    偶ぐう然ぜん、昔むかしの友とも達だちに会あいました。

    By chance, I met an old friend.

    KMT5Daily Life
    こんな場ば所しょで彼かれに会あうなんて、本ほん当とうに偶ぐう然ぜんですね。

    It's really a coincidence to meet him in a place like this.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    偶ぐう然ぜんの再さい会かいに、彼かの女じょは感かん動どうして涙なみだを流ながした。

    At the chance reunion, she was so moved that she shed tears.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    偶ぐう然ぜんにも、私わたしたちは同おなじ日ひに同おなじホテルを予よ約やくしていた。

    Coincidentally, we had booked the same hotel on the same day.

    KMT7Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    彼かれの成せい功こうは偶ぐう然ぜんではなく、努ど力りょくの賜たま物ものだ。

    His success was not by chance, but a result of his efforts.

    KMT8Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    偶
    たま…(1)
    accidentally・even number・couple・man & wife・same kind
    然
    しか・しか.り・しか.し・さ…(2)
    sort of thing・so・if so・in that case・well
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