偶

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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

グウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

たま

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:11

JLPT:N3

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

expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase

meet, encounter, interview, treat, entertain, receive, deal with

gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

side, lean, oppose, regret

defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

gate, counter for cannons