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Japanese symbol for “coincidental”

Romaji: wakuraba
by chance; coincidental; occasional; rare

In Japanese, coincidental is , read (wakuraba).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-nari by chance; coincidental; occasional; rare

Kanji and stroke order

meet unexpectedly
on: カイ
kun: あ.う
17 strokes
meet
on: コウ
kun: あ.う、まみ.える
10 strokes

See also: Chinese symbol for “coincidental”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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