Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ぐう
Grade: S
さつ
Grade: 4
りょく
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology edit

偶然 (ぐうぜん, gūzen: “accident”) + 察知 (さっち, satchi: “perceive”) + (ちから, chikara: “ability”)

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

Noun edit

(ぐう)(さつ)(りょく) (gūsatsuryoku

  1. Japanese translation word for serendipity.

Synonyms edit

References edit

  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