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Short Version
偶然 is a short way to write serendipity in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
This can also be translated as incidentally, by chance, randomly, unexpectedly, suddenly, accident, fortuity, or by coincidence.
素敵な偶然 is a common way to express serendipity in Japanese.
The first two characters mean nice, lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great, fantastic, superb, or cool.
In the middle is a Japanese Hiragana character connecting these words/ideas.
The last two Kanji mean incidentally, by chance, randomly, unexpectedly, suddenly, accident, fortuity, or by coincidence.
偶然の発見 is a way to express serendipity in Japanese. This title is more about the discovery by chance, like the melting candy bar in a Bell radar/communications laboratory that led to the invention of the microwave oven.
The first two Kanji mean incidentally, by chance, randomly, unexpectedly, suddenly, accident, fortuity, or by coincidence.
In the middle is a possessive article that connects these words/ideas.
The last two Kanji mean discovery, detection, or finding.
幸せな偶然 is one of many ways to express serendipity in Japanese.
The first two characters mean happiness, good fortune, luck, or blessing.
In the middle is a Japanese Hiragana character connecting these words/ideas.
The last two Kanji mean incidentally, by chance, randomly, unexpectedly, suddenly, accident, fortuity, or by coincidence.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
幸運な偶然 is one of many ways to express serendipity in Japanese.
The first two Kanji mean fortunate, lucky, fortune, or good luck.
In the middle is a Japanese Hiragana character connecting these words/ideas.
The last two Kanji mean incidentally, by chance, randomly, unexpectedly, suddenly, accident, fortuity, or by coincidence.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 偶然 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
偶然 see styles |
ǒu rán ou3 ran2 ou jan guuzen / guzen ぐうぜん |
More info & calligraphy: Serendipity(n,adj-na,adj-no) (1) (ant: 必然・1) coincidence; chance; accident; fortuity; (adverb) (2) by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally; (3) {phil} contingency |
偶然性 see styles |
ǒu rán xìng ou3 ran2 xing4 ou jan hsing guuzensei / guzense ぐうぜんせい |
More info & calligraphy: Serendipitycontingency; fortuity; randomness; unpredictability; haphazardry |
偶然論 偶然论 see styles |
ǒu rán lùn ou3 ran2 lun4 ou jan lun guuzenron / guzenron ぐうぜんろん |
{phil} casualism; accidentalism accidentalism |
偶然にも see styles |
guuzennimo / guzennimo ぐうぜんにも |
(adverb) by chance; coincidentally; as it happens |
偶然事件 see styles |
ǒu rán shì jiàn ou3 ran2 shi4 jian4 ou jan shih chien |
random accident; chance event |
偶然の一致 see styles |
guuzennoicchi / guzennoicchi ぐうぜんのいっち |
(exp,n) coincidence |
Variations: |
guuzen / guzen ぐうぜん |
(n,adj-na,adj-no) (1) (ant: 必然・1) coincidence; chance; accident; fortuity; (adverb) (2) by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally; (3) {phil} contingency |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Serendipity | 偶然 | guu zen / guuzen / gu zen | ǒu rán / ou3 ran2 / ou ran / ouran | ou jan / oujan |
Serendipity | 偶然性 | ǒu rán xìng ou3 ran2 xing4 ou ran xing ouranxing | ou jan hsing oujanhsing |
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Serendipity Nice Coincidence | 素敵な偶然 | Su teki na guu zen Sutekinaguuzen Su teki na gu zen | ||
Serendipity Chance Discovery | 偶然の発見 | guuzen no hakken guuzennohakken guzen no haken | ||
Serendipity Happy Coincidence | 幸せな偶然 | shiawa se na guu zen shiawasenaguuzen shiawa se na gu zen | ||
Serendipity Lucky Coincidence | 幸運な偶然 | kou un na guu zen kouunnaguuzen ko un na gu zen |
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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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