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宝くじ (たからくじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

宝たからくじ

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じ

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to the lottery system or event itself, not a physical ticket.

年ねん末まつジャンボ宝たからくじは毎まい年とし多おおくの人ひとが買かいます。
Many people buy the year-end jumbo lottery every year.
宝たからくじで一いち億おく円えん当あたっ

たら

、

何なに

を

し

ます

か

。

What would you do if you won 100 million yen in the lottery?

2

noun

Refers to the physical ticket itself.

宝たからくじを10枚まい買かった。
I bought ten lottery tickets.
当とう選せんした宝たからくじを銀ぎん行こうに持もっていく。
I take the winning lottery ticket to the bank.

Written forms

宝たからくじUsage93%
Standard modern spelling; the second character is usually written in kana.
宝たからクジUsage6%
search-only kanji form
宝たから籤くじUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 籤; not commonly encountered.

Kanji

宝treasure, wealth, valuables
籤lottery, raffle

Similar words

抽ちゅう選せん
抽選 is the drawing or raffle process, while 宝くじ is the lottery itself or the ticket.
富とみくじ
富くじ is an older term for lottery, now mostly historical; 宝くじ is the modern standard word.

Etymology

Compound of 宝 (treasure) and くじ (lot, drawing). The second element is often written in kana.