Meaning

Primary

Lottery

Alternatives

Public Lottery, Lottery Ticket

Word Type

noun

Explanation

is a treasure. くじ is a lottery. So if you have a treasure lottery (you win treasure if you win the lottery) then you have yourself a lottery.

Reading

たからくじ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading uses the vocab reading, たから.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 宝くじをする

    to play the lottery

    宝くじをもらう

    to receive a lottery ticket

    宝くじを引く

    to draw a lottery ticket

Context Sentences

宝くじはインターネットで手に入ります。

The lottery is available on the Internet.

「妹が宝くじに当たったのよ。」「すごいね!で、いくら?」「一万円。」

"My sister won the lottery." "That's amazing! How much?" "10,000 yen."

百万円の宝くじが当たった山下先生。次の日からクラスに来なくなった。

Yamashita-sensei had won a million yen lottery. He stopped coming to class the next day.

Kanji Composition