Kanji

Stroke count: 23

Meaning: lottery, raffle

Kunyomi: くじ かずとり

Onyomi: セン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: bamboo

Examples

Onyomi Examples

セン slip (of paper), tag (usu. bamboo, wood, ivory, etc.), label

抽選 チュウセン lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)

当せん トウセン winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)

Kunyomi Examples

くじ lottery, lot, raffle, draw

くじ引き くじびき lottery, drawn lot

御神 おみくじ fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

貧乏くじ びんぼうくじ short end of the stick, short straw, unlucky number, blank, bad bargain