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

偶然 (ぐうぜん, gūzen: “accident”) + 察知 (さっち, satchi: “perceive”) + 力 (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

偶(ぐう)察(さつ)力(りょく) • (gūsatsuryoku) 

  1. Japanese translation word for serendipity.

Synonyms
  • セレンディビティ (serendibiti)

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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