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Japanese symbol for “randomly”

Romaji: tamasaka
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally

In Japanese, randomly is , read (tamasaka).

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. adv coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally; randomly
  2. adv rarely; unusually; seldom; once in a while

Kanji and stroke order

accidentally, even number, couple
on: グウ
kun: たま
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぐうぜん guuzencoincidence; chance; accident
ぐうぞう guuzouimage; idol; statue
ぐうすう guusuueven number
ぐうはつ guuhatsusudden outbreak; accidental; incidental
はいぐう haiguucombination
どぐう doguuearthen figure; clay figure

See also: Chinese symbol for “randomly”.

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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