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The Kanji Map

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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N3

1602 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

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

Kunyomi: たま

Onyomi: グウ

Composition: 亻 禺

偶

Radical

Radical: 人

Reading: にんべん

Meaning: man, human

Strokes: 2

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Examples

Examples with audio

偶数(ぐうすう)   even number

偶像(ぐうぞう)   idol, icon, image

偶然(ぐうぜん)   fortuity, chance, accident

配偶者(はいぐうしゃ)   spouse

偶発的な(ぐうはつてきな)   accidental, incidental

Onyomi Examples

偶 (グウ) even number, even, spouse, mate

偶然 (グウゼン) coincidence, chance, accident, fortuity, by chance, unexpectedly, accidentally, contingency

土偶 (ドグウ) earthen figure, clay figure, dogū, clay figurines from the late Jōmon period

配偶 (ハイグウ) combination, spouse, husband or wife, partner, married couple, husband and wife

Kunyomi Examples

偶 (たま) occasional, infrequent, rare

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

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