偶察力

Japanese

Kanji in this term
偶 察 力
ぐう
Grade: S 		さつ
Grade: 4 		りょく
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

偶(ぐう) (gū, “accident”, 偶然(ぐうぜん) (gūzen)) + 察(さつ) (satsu, “perceive”, 察知(さっち) (satchi)) + 力(りょく) (-ryoku, “ability”)

This Japanese word was newly created by Dr. Shigekazu Sawaizumi as the translation word for serendipity, in his publication in 2002.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぐうさつりょく [gùúsátsúꜜryòkù] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟ːsa̠t͡sɨɾʲo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

偶(ぐう)察(さつ)力(りょく) • (gūsatsuryoku) 

  1. Japanese translation word for serendipity.

Synonyms

  • セレンディピティ (serendipiti)

References

  1. ^ Sawaizumi, Shigekazu (2002), 偶然からモノを見つけだす能力：「セレンディビティ」の活かし方, Japan: Kadokawa, →ISBN, page 69
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