たまたま (tamatama)

casually,unexpectedly,accidentally,by chance

  • JLPT N3
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Meaning

偶々 (たまたま, tamatama) is a JLPT N3 vocabulary word meaning “casually,unexpectedly,accidentally,by chance”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

みちでたまたま 友達ともだちった。

I ran into a friend of mine on the street.

私はすっかり疲れていた。肩や頸の凝るのはもちろん、不眠症もかなり甚しかった。のみならず偶々眠ったと思うと、いろいろの夢を見勝ちだった。(芥川龍之介『夢』)

I was totally exhausted. My shoulders and neck were stiff, of course, and I was suffering from severe insomnia. Not only that, when I did finally fall asleep, I had many dreams. (From Dreams by Akutagawa Ryunosuke)

かれはたまたまそこにいた。

He happened to be there.

たまたま かれ病気びょうきだった。

It happened that he was ill.