JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 偶: "accidentally, even number, couple"
The kanji 偶 means "accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read グウ in on'yomi and たま in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
グウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たま
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1602 of 2,501 |
Common words with 偶
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 偶にoccasionally; once in a while; now and then
- 偶然coincidence; chance; accident; fortuity · by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally
- 偶々by chance; by accident; accidentally; happen to (be, do) · occasionally; once in a while; now and then
- 偶occasional; infrequent; rare
- 偶像image; idol; statue
- 偶発的accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
- 配偶者spouse; wife; husband; partner
- 木偶wooden doll; wooden figure · puppet
- 偶然の一致coincidence
- 偶数even number
- 土偶earthen figure; clay figure · dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
- 偶さかcoincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally · rarely; unusually; seldom; once in a while
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