Meanings

1. adverbby chance; by accident; accidentally; happen to (be, do); unexpectedly; casually
2. adverboccasionally; once in a while; now and then

Examples

• 彼はたまたまそこにいた。

  He happened to be there.

• たまたま彼は病気だった。

  It happened that he was ill.

• たまたま彼は今日は非番だ。

  It chances that he is off duty today.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 偶々

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