当とう落らく

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Meanings

election result; win or lose an election

Refers specifically to the outcome of an election: whether a candidate was elected (当選) or not (落選). Often used in phrases like 当落線上 (on the borderline of winning/losing).

選せん挙きょの当とう落らくはまだわからない。
The election result is still unknown.
彼かれは当とう落らく線せん上じょうにいる。
He is on the borderline between winning and losing.

noun

lottery result; win or lose a draw

Used for the outcome of lotteries, raffles, and similar draws. The focus is on whether one wins a prize or not.

宝たからくじの当とう落らくを確かく認にんする。
Check the lottery results.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の当とう落らくが決きまるfor someone's win/loss result to be decided
開かい票ひょうが進すすみ、候こう補ほ者しゃの当とう落らくが決きまった。
As the vote count progressed, the candidates' election results were decided.
当とう落らくを確かく認にんするto check whether one won or lost (a lottery, election, etc.)
宝たからくじの当とう落らくをインターネットで確かく認にんした。
I checked online whether my lottery ticket had won.
当とう落らくを左さ右ゆうするto influence the outcome of winning or losing
無む党とう派は層そうの投とう票ひょうが当とう落らくを左さ右ゆうした。
The votes of independent voters swayed the election outcome.