Sale Lifetime access for $30 $60 from 1 November · Every level, N5 to N1 Get it
New N3 mock tests · Full exams from past papers, timed like the real exam Take one

たまたま (tamatama)

casually,unexpectedly,accidentally,by chance

  • JLPT N3
  • Pitch 0

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 11

道みちでたまたま友達ともだちに会あった。

I ran into a friend of mine on the street.

たまたま彼かれは病気びょうきだった。

It happened that he was ill.

彼かれはたまたまそこにいた。

He happened to be there.

たまたま彼かれは今日きょうは非番ひばんだ。

It chances that he is off duty today.

Sale

Practice JLPT membership

Every mock test, practice test and reading passage, N5 to N1, and unlimited voice lessons.

$5 a month, or $30 once for lifetime$60 from 1 November

See membership

New

JLPT mock tests

Full exams from past papers, section by section on the real exam clock, with the original listening audio. Mock test 1 is free at every level.