Meaning

Primary

Lottery

Alternatives

Raffle, Drawing Lots

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Extract a lucky ticket to choose the winner of the lottery or raffle! Today I extract... number 23! We've chosen a winner!

抽選 refers to drawing lots and randomly selecting a winner or winners from a pool of candidates or entries.

Reading

ちゅうせん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

私はあの病院の抽選で、胃のバイパス手術が当たったんです。

I won a gastric bypass surgery from that hospital’s raffle.

Kanji Composition