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偶 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「亻」

道
3Junior high level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
On
グウぐう · gū
Kun
たまtama
Meaning
by chance; even (number)

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

亻 "person" with 禺: two happening to stand together — by chance, even.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onグウぐうgū偶然ぐうぜん偶数ぐうすう配偶者はいぐうしゃ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 偶然ぐうぜん

    by chance

  • 偶数ぐうすう

    even number

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

偶然(ぐうぜん)、駅(えき)で先生(せんせい)に会(あ)った。

By chance I met my teacher at the station.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

偶数偶然偶数number然so伐fell伏bend…伸stretc…伴accomp…侍samura…遇meet禺a long…宮shrine隅corner寓tempor…
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Compound

Map of radical 亻Map of reading グウAll maps

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