Japanese symbol for “randomness”
偶然性
ぐうぜんせい
Romaji: guuzensei
contingency; fortuity; randomness; unpredictability
In Japanese, randomness is 偶然性, read ぐうぜんせい (guuzensei).
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Meanings
- n contingency; fortuity; randomness; unpredictability; haphazardry
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偶然 | ぐうぜん guuzen | coincidence; chance; accident |
| 偶像 | ぐうぞう guuzou | image; idol; statue |
| 偶数 | ぐうすう guusuu | even number |
| 偶発 | ぐうはつ guuhatsu | sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental |
| 配偶 | はいぐう haiguu | combination |
| 土偶 | どぐう doguu | earthen figure; clay figure |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 当然 | とうぜん touzen | natural; right; proper |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
See also: Chinese symbol for “randomness”.
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.