blank lottery ticket; losing ticket
Refers to a lottery ticket that did not win a prize. Often used in the context of 宝くじ (lottery).
I bought lottery tickets, but they were all blanks.
抽選の結果、空くじを引いてしまった。
As a result of the drawing, I drew a losing ticket.
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Katakana variant sometimes seen in informal writing.
Rarely used kanji form; 籤 is not a standard Jōyō kanji.
Compound of 空 (から, 'empty') and くじ ('lottery ticket').