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当とうせん者しゃ

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しゃ

Meanings

1

noun

prizewinner; lottery winner

Refers to a person who has won a prize, typically in a lottery, sweepstakes, or contest.

宝たからくじの当とうせん者しゃが発はっ表ぴょうされた。
The lottery winners were announced.
当とうせん者しゃには賞しょう品ひんが送おくられます。
Prizes will be sent to the winners.

Kanji

当hit, right, appropriate
者someone, person
籤lottery, raffle

Related words

当とう選せん者しゃ
当選者 is more common for election winners, while 当せん者 is typically used for prize or lottery winners.

Built from

当とうせん+者しゃ

Written forms

当とうせん者しゃ
Common simplified spelling using せん for the middle character.
当とう籤せん者しゃ
Formal or traditional spelling using the non-jōyō kanji 籤. Rare in everyday writing.

Etymology

Compound of 当せん (winning a prize/lottery) + 者 (person). The middle character せん is a simplified representation of 籤 (lottery).