N31655/1669

偶たま々たま

rarely used kanji formusually written using kana aloneadverb

たまたま

by chance, by accident, accidentally, happen to (be, do), unexpectedly, casually
occasionally, once in a while, now and then

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Example sentences

たまたま彼女かのじょに会あった。

I happened to run into her.

たまたま財布さいふを忘わすれてしまった。

I accidentally forgot my wallet.

たまたまその店みせの前まえを通とおったら、閉店へいてんセールをやっていた。

I happened to pass by that store and they were having a closing sale.

たまたま同おなじ電車でんしゃに乗のり合あわせたのが、二人ふたりの出会であいだった。

It was by chance that they ended up on the same train — that was how the two of them met.

たまたま空席くうせきがあったので、コンサートのチケットを手てに入いれることができた。

There happened to be a vacant seat, so I was able to get a ticket for the concert.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)