# 偶 — Accidentally

Frequency rank 1340 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 繁 (Overgrown), less common than 礎 (Foundation).

- On’yomi: ぐう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

A person on the left stands on a cliff above an insect on the right — a person accidentally stepping off a cliff onto a bug is a pure accident.

In words:

- 偶 たま — even number,couple,man and wife,friend
- 偶々 たまたま — casually,unexpectedly,accidentally,by chance
- 偶に たまに — occasionally;once in a while

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