lottery in Japanese
lottery in Japanese is くじ, 宝くじ, 富くじ — lottery means a game in which people buy numbered tickets and prizes are awarded to whichever numbers are drawn at random.
lottery in Japanese
くじ
Pronounced: kuji
A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
宝くじ
Pronounced: takarakuji
A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
富くじ
Pronounced: tomikuji
A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
What does "lottery" mean?
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noun A game in which people buy numbered tickets and prizes are awarded to whichever numbers are drawn at random.
"He won ten thousand dollars in the state lottery."
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noun Something whose outcome depends entirely on chance rather than effort or skill.
"Getting a good seat on the flight felt like a total lottery."
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lottery in a sentence
- He won ten thousand dollars in the state lottery.
- They pooled their money to buy lottery tickets every Friday.
- Getting a good seat on the flight felt like a total lottery.
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What is "lottery" in Japanese?
"lottery" in Japanese is くじ, 宝くじ, 富くじ. lottery means: A game in which people buy numbered tickets and prizes are awarded to whichever numbers are drawn at random.
How do you pronounce くじ?
"lottery" in Japanese is くじ, pronounced "kuji".
How do you use "lottery" in a sentence?
Example: "He won ten thousand dollars in the state lottery." In Japanese, "lottery" is くじ, 宝くじ, 富くじ.
Are there other ways to say "lottery" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 3 translations listed for "lottery": くじ, 宝くじ, 富くじ.
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