宝くじ
Meanings
1
Refers to the lottery system or event itself, not a physical ticket.
Many people buy the year-end jumbo lottery every year.
What would you do if you won 100 million yen in the lottery?
2
Refers to the physical ticket itself.
I bought ten lottery tickets.
I take the winning lottery ticket to the bank.
Usage patterns
- 宝くじを買うto buy a lottery ticket
I bought a lottery ticket at the stand in front of the station.
- 宝くじが当たるto win the lottery
If I win the lottery, I want to buy a house.
- 宝くじが外れるfor a lottery ticket to not win
My lottery ticket didn't win again this year.
- 宝くじで〈数〉円当たるto win a certain amount of money in the lottery
I heard someone won 100 million yen in the lottery.
- 宝くじの抽選the lottery drawing
The lottery drawing is held every week.