Japanese word

ランダム

Pronunciation

Romajirandamu

Meaning

  • na-adjectiverandom

Example

ランダムな順番で選びます。ra n da mu na jun ban de era bi ma su

I choose them in a random order.

Illustration for ランダム (random)

More examples

会議では、発言する人をランダムに選びます。kai gi de wa hatsu gen su ru hito o ra n da mu ni era bi ma su

At the meeting, we randomly choose who will speak.

Core concept

Presents something as chosen by chance rather than according to a deliberate order, purpose, or pattern.

Common phrases

  • ランダムな順番ra n da mu na jun ban

    random order

  • ランダムに選ぶra n da mu ni era bu

    choose randomly

  • ランダムな数字ra n da mu na sū ji

    random number

Similar words

無作為musakui: Chosen without a deliberate method or preference.
アトランダムatorandamu: Having no fixed order or predictable pattern.

Definition in Japanese

一定の規則や意図によらず、偶然に任せて決まるさま。it tei no ki soku ya i to ni yo ra zu gū zen ni maka se te ki ma ru sa ma

Word origin

ランダム (randamu) was borrowed from English random; the English word is linked to Anglo-French randon, "a rush" or "impetuosity," rather than to the modern idea of chance.

Usage tips

  • In conversational English, random can describe an unexpected or unrelated remark, so its meaning extends beyond the random selection expressed by ランダム (randamu) in Japanese.

Opposites

  • 規則的kisokutekiregularna-adjective

Related words

  • ランダム化randamukarandomizationnoun
  • ランダム性randamuseirandomnessnoun

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