# 偶 coincidence

(personleft) + (soup) Same-ON
★★★★☆
11 strokes

## Onyomi

GUU |

## Mnemonic

| It was a coincidence that I ran into that person just as I was talking about the time he made GOOEY soup.

## Kunyomi

たま ( に ) | occasionally ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

偶然(ぐうぜん) で or に | coincidence ★★★★★ 偶 (coincidence) + 然 (nature) = 偶然 (coincidence) accidentally, coincidence
配偶者(はいぐうしゃ) | spouse ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 配 (distribute) + 偶 (coincidence) + 者 (professional) = 配偶者 (spouse ) spouse (you only need this if you are getting married to a Japanese and want a 'spouse visa.')

## Synonyms

unexpected, chance, coincidence 偶然 意外 案外