Kanji

偶

偶

accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

グウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たま

Nanori (Name Reading)

とも, ます

Common Readings

グウ

Example sentences

偶然 ぐうぜん
偶然、街で昔の友達に会った。

I coincidentally met an old friend in town.

出会う であう
旅先で偶然古い友人と出会った

I happened to meet an old friend while traveling.

偶像 ぐうぞう
彼は当時の若者たちにとって、まさに偶像のような存在だった。

He was truly like an idol to the young people of that time.

偶に たまに
偶に映画を見に行く。

I occasionally go to see a movie.

木偶 でく
彼は怒っているのに、まるで木偶のように黙っていた。

Even though he was angry, he remained silent like a dummy.

偶々 たまたま
駅で偶々古い友人に会った。

I happened to meet an old friend at the station.

偶数 ぐうすう
2は偶数です。

2 is an even number.

Example Vocabulary

偶然

ぐうぜん

coincidence; chance; accident

偶像

ぐうぞう

idol; icon; statue

偶発的

ぐうはつてき

偶に

たまに

occasionally; once in a while; sometimes

配偶者

はいぐうしゃ

木偶

でく

wooden doll; puppet; dummy; useless person

偶々

たまたま

by chance; unexpectedly; occasionally

偶然の一致

ぐうぜんのいっち

偶数

ぐうすう

even number

木偶の坊

でくのぼう

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