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抽選 (ちゅうせん, chuusen) Japanese meaning: lottery | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 抽選する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 抽ちゅう 選せん する 抽ちゅう 選せん しない Polite 抽ちゅう 選せん します 抽ちゅう 選せん しません Past polite 抽ちゅう 選せん しました 抽ちゅう 選せん しませんでした Past 抽ちゅう 選せん した 抽ちゅう 選せん しなかった Te-form 抽ちゅう 選せん して 抽ちゅう 選せん しないで Desire 抽ちゅう 選せん したい 抽ちゅう 選せん したくない Potential 抽ちゅう 選せん できる 抽ちゅう 選せん できない Passive 抽ちゅう 選せん される 抽ちゅう 選せん されない Causative 抽ちゅう 選せん させる 抽ちゅう 選せん させない Causative passive 抽ちゅう 選せん させられる 抽ちゅう 選せん させられない Volitional 抽ちゅう 選せん しよう Polite volitional 抽ちゅう 選せん しましょう Imperative 抽ちゅう 選せん しろ 抽ちゅう 選せん するな Conditional 抽ちゅう 選せん すれば 抽ちゅう 選せん しなければ Tara conditional 抽ちゅう 選せん したら 抽ちゅう 選せん しなかったら
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せん
で
当あ
たっ
た
景けい
品ひん
を
受う
け
取と
っ
た
。
I received the prize I won in the drawing.
Admission will be determined by lottery.
Usage patterns 抽ちゅう 選せん に 当あ たる to win in a lottery drawing
I got lucky and won the lottery, receiving a travel voucher.
抽ちゅう 選せん に 外はず れる to lose in a lottery drawing
Unfortunately, I didn't win this lottery drawing.
抽ちゅう 選せん で 〈 物もの 〉 が 当あ たる to win something by lottery draw
I won concert tickets in a lottery drawing.
抽ちゅう 選せん で 決き める to decide by drawing lots
抽ちゅう 選せん に 申もう し 込こ む to apply for a lottery
Since it was a popular event, I applied for the lottery.
Related words くじ引き is the everyday act of drawing lots, often for games or small decisions, while 抽選 is the more formal term for a lottery or drawing used to select winners in contests.
福引き is a festive lottery draw held at shops or events to win prizes, while 抽選 is the general term for any process of random selection.
抽選 is the formal, often official term for a drawing or lottery, while くじ is the everyday word for lots or a raffle.
抽選 is the general term for drawing lots or a lottery, whereas ドロー is used specifically for announcing tournament pairings or brackets.
Don't confuse with くじ is the physical lot or ticket used in a drawing, while 抽選 refers to the whole act or event of drawing lots.
抽出 means to extract or sample from a larger group, while 抽選 specifically means to select winners by chance, even though both share the kanji 抽.
抽選 refers to the drawing or raffle process itself, while 宝くじ is the lottery or ticket being drawn.
Word family lottery event; raffle; prize drawing
lottery wheel; lottery drawing machine
lottery sale; selling by lottery
raffle drum; tombola
Written forms 抽ちゅう 選せん Usage 96%
Standard kanji form; high priority.
抽ちゅう せん Usage 3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form using kana for the second character.
抽ちゅう 籤せん Usage <1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 籤 is not a jōyō kanji.
Etymology Compound of 抽 (draw out) and 選 (select). The spelling 抽籤 uses 籤 (lot), which is not a jōyō kanji.
Since there were too many participants, we decided to determine the order by lottery.
