Vocabulary

What does 偶然 (ぐうぜん, guuzen) mean?

偶然 (ぐうぜん, guuzen) means by chance, coincidentally.

Quick facts
Reading	ぐうぜん
Romaji	guuzen
Part of speech	noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N3

偶然ぐうぜん

N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonguuzen

by chance, coincidentally

1noun · na-adjective · no-adjective coincidence; chance; accident
2adverb by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally
3noun contingency

Example sentences

それは偶然(ぐうぜん)の出来事(できごと)でした。
That was a coincidence.
偶然(ぐうぜん)昔(むかし)の友(とも)だちに会(あ)いました。
I happened to run into an old friend.

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