Translation guide
A competition where the outcome is determined by one throw of dice. In Japanese, this is often expressed with specific terms for dice-based games or descriptive phrases.
A game or competition where the winner is decided by a single dice roll.
A traditional Japanese gambling game where players bet on whether the sum of two dice will be even (丁) or odd (半). Often used to decide a contest in one roll.
勝負は丁半で決めよう。
Let's decide the match with a single roll of dice.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'to decide by one throw of the dice'. It's a natural way to express the concept without a specific game term.
どちらが先に行くか、サイコロ一振りで決めよう。
Let's decide who goes first with a single roll of the dice.
A literary or formal term meaning 'a single throw of the dice'. Rarely used in everyday speech.
彼の運命は賽子一擲に委ねられた。
His fate was entrusted to a single roll of the dice.