偶たま

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JLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective, noun

usually written using kana alone

Describes something that happens only from time to time, not regularly. Most commonly used in the adverbial form たまに.

偶たまの〈物もの〉an occasional (thing/treat)
偶たまの贅ぜい沢たくに、家か族ぞくで外がい食しょくをした。
As an occasional treat, we went out to eat as a family.

稀まれN2
偶 describes something occasional or infrequent in an everyday, colloquial way (usually as 偶に), while 稀 is a more formal/literary word emphasizing rarity or scarcity.
たまさか
偶さか is an old-fashioned, literary synonym of 偶 meaning 'occasionally, by rare chance', while 偶 (esp. as 偶に) is the common modern word.
金きん玉たま
タマ is an even more casual slang abbreviation of 金玉, often heard in set phrases like タマが縮む.

頻ひん繁ぱんN2
偶 means something happens only occasionally, whereas 頻繁 means something happens often or frequently.

たまたまN3
偶 (たま) means 'occasional, rare', while 偶々 (たまたま) shares the same kanji but means 'by chance, coincidentally'—a distinct word and meaning.

偶たまUsage29%
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana. Included for recognition in older or formal texts.
たまUsage70%
The standard modern spelling. It is usually written in kana.
タマUsage<1%
適たま
Alternate kanji spelling, even rarer than 偶. Mostly encountered in older literature.

A native Japanese word meaning “occasionally” or “rarely”; 偶 is a semantic spelling chosen for its senses of chance or infrequency.

Meanings

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective, noun

usually written using kana alone

Describes something that happens only from time to time, not regularly. Most commonly used in the adverbial form たまに.