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偶発性 (ぐうはつせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

偶ぐう発はつ性せい

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Meanings

1

contingency; eventuality

Refers to the quality of being accidental, incidental, or dependent on chance. Often used in formal or philosophical contexts.

歴れき史しの偶ぐう発はつ性せいを無む視ししてはいけない

。

We must not ignore the contingency of history.

この計けい画かくには偶ぐう発はつ性せいが多おおく含ふくまれている。

This plan contains many eventualities.

Kanji

偶accidentally, even number, couple
発departure, discharge, publish
性sex, gender, nature

Related words

偶ぐう然ぜん性せい
偶然性 also means 'contingency' or 'chance', but 偶発性 emphasizes the potential for something to happen unexpectedly, while 偶然性 focuses more on the accidental nature itself.

Built from

偶ぐう発はつ+性せい

Etymology

Compound of 偶発 (accidental occurrence) + 性 (-ness, property). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji 偶 carries the meaning of 'by chance' or 'accidental'.