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

  • 宝くじがある

    there is a lottery ticket

    宝くじが外れる

    to not win the lottery

    宝くじが当たる

    to win the lottery

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