籖
lottery, raffle
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Readings
On'yomi
- セン
Kun'yomi
- くじ
- かずとり
Meaning
籖 centers on drawing lots or raffle tickets, typically made from bamboo slips. The two given meanings are closely related applications of the same idea.
Study
Etymology
籖 combines 竹 (bamboo) with 韯, which likely contributes the sound. The bamboo top suggests the material used for early lottery slips.
Meaning mnemonic
The bamboo top 竹 hints at bamboo sticks used as lottery tickets. The lower part 韯 looks like a complex container holding the drawn lots.
Reading mnemonic
For セン, picture a bamboo lottery box sending out winning tickets: send -> セン, and the bamboo slips are drawn.