noun
fortune slip; oracle slip
A paper fortune typically drawn at Shinto shrines or Buddhist temples. The reading おみくじ (honorific prefix) is very common in speech.
See also: 御神籤 (おみくじ)
お正月に神社でおみくじを引いた。
I drew a fortune slip at the shrine on New Year's.
みくじに「大吉」と書いてあった。
The fortune slip said 'great blessing'.
Rare kanji spelling using 鬮 (lottery).
Honorific form of みくじ; more commonly used in polite conversation.
Compound of 御 (honorific prefix) and 籤 (lottery/slip). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used for centuries to refer to fortune-telling slips at religious sites.