BloomkoJLPT N3 · Time & frequency
偶然
ぐうぜん
by chance
Stroke order of 偶然
2 characters, 23 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
偶 · 11 strokes然 · 12 strokes
Memory trick
A person (亻) bumps into a monkey (禺) by sheer chance: just like that (然).
Parts: 偶 = 亻 person + 禺 monkey + 然 so/state
Example sentence
駅で偶然、先生に会いました。
えきでぐうぜん、せんせいにあいました。
I ran into my teacher by chance at the station.