くじびき

くじびき · kujibiki · JLPT N1 · noun

lottery

🎟️ くじ (kuji, lot) + ひき (hiki, draw): drawing a lot to decide the outcome

Compound of くじ (lot, a slip used to decide something by chance) and 引き (hiki, drawing or pulling). Literally 'drawing lots', the same sense as the English 'drawn lot'.

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