Illustration: At a neighborhood gathering, several adults take turns drawing identical wooden sticks from an opaque cylindrical container. One participant has just pulled a stick free, revealing a small colored dot on its previously hidden end.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

くじ引びき

kujibiki

drawing lots, lottery

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれはくじ引びきで一等賞いっとうしょうを当あてたよ。

    He won the first prize in the lottery.

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  2. くじ引びきの結果けっか、選えらばれた者ものは、「講こう」の代表だいひょうとして伊勢いせへ旅立たびだつ、旅たびの期間きかんは農閑期のうかんきが利用りようされる。

    The person chosen by lot made a journey to Ise on behalf of other 'ko' members, taking advantage of the agricultural off-season.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 誰だれが行いくかは「くじ引びき」で決きめられる仕組しくみだが、「講こう」の全員ぜんいんがいつかは当あたるよう配慮はいりょされていた様ようである。

    The pilgrim was chosen by 'lot,' but consideration seemed to be given to ensure every member of 'ko' could be chosen sooner or later.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 引

  • 引pullOnインKunひく・ひける

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