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偶然
[ uyeon ]
「명사」 Noun
• chance; accident
Something happens unexpectedly without any good reason.
life events & situations
accident / disaster
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
偶 (우)
–
companion, pair, partner, puppet, idol
然 (연)
–
so, thus, in that way
Antonyms
필연
–
inevitability; unavoidability
Neighboring words in the dictionary
우수하다
우스개
우스갯소리
우습다
우승
우아
우아하다
우여곡절
우연
우연히
우울
우위
우유
우유병
우윳빛
우의
우정
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