偶ぐう然ぜん

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

coincidence; chance; accident

Refers to an event happening by chance, without planning or intention. Often used in phrases like 偶然に or 偶然の.

Antonyms: 必然

• 駅えきで偶ぐう然ぜん、昔むかしの友とも達だちに会あった。

  I met an old friend by chance at the station.

• それはまったくの偶ぐう然ぜんだった。

  It was a complete coincidence.

adverb

by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally

Adverbial use describing an action that happens without planning or expectation.

• 偶ぐう然ぜん、彼かれの秘ひ密みつを知しってしまった。

  I accidentally found out his secret.

noun

contingency

Philosophical term for something that is not necessary; opposite of necessity. Rare outside academic contexts.

• 哲てつ学がくでは、偶ぐう然ぜん性せいは必ひつ然ぜん性せいと対たい比ひされる。

  In philosophy, contingency is contrasted with necessity.