あみだくじ

noun

ghost leg lottery; ladder lottery

A random matching method where participants draw lines across a lattice of vertical lines to determine pairings or winners. Common in Japan for assigning roles or prizes.

• 席せき替がえをあみだくじで決きめた。

  We decided the seat change by ghost leg lottery.

• あみだくじを書かいて、誰だれが掃そう除じ当とう番ばんか決きめよう。

  Let's draw a ghost leg lottery and decide who's on cleaning duty.