偶
accidentally, couple, even number, man & wife, same kind
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
11 / 11
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:11
JLPT:3
Frequency:1602
Vocabulary
グウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偶数 | グウスウ | even number |
| 偶然 | グウゼン | coincidence; chance; accident; fortuity; by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally; contingency |
| 偶像 | グウゾウ | image; idol; statue |
| 偶発 | グウハツ | sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental |
| 配偶者 | ハイグウシャ | spouse; wife; husband; partner |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偶々 | たまたま | by chance; by accident; accidentally; happen to (be, do); unexpectedly; casually; occasionally; once in a while; now and then |
| 偶に | たまに | occasionally; once in a while; now and then |
| 千載一偶 | せんざいいちぐう | once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance) |
| 甘言は偶人を喜ばす | かんげんはぐうじんをよろこばす | sweet words only please a fool; flattery works on puppets and fools |
| 偶さか | たまさか | coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally; randomly; rarely; unusually; seldom; once in a while |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
隅
corner, nook
Grade 8JLPT 2
島
island
Grade 3JLPT 2
伸
expand, extend, increase, lengthen, stretch
Grade 8JLPT 2
遇
deal with, encounter, entertain, interview, meet, receive, treat
Grade 8JLPT 1
得
able to, acquire, advantage, benefit, can, earn, find, gain, get, may, profit
Grade 5JLPT 3
側
lean, oppose, regret, side
Grade 4JLPT 3
負
-, assume a responsibility, bear, defeat, minus, negative, owe
Grade 3JLPT 3
重
-fold, esteem, heap up, heavy, important, nest of boxes, pile up, respect
Grade 3JLPT 4
門
counter for cannons, gate
Grade 2JLPT 2
鳥
bird, chicken
Grade 2JLPT 4