くじ引き・籤引き・籤引|くじびきkujibiki[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Which spelling to use
くじ引きくじ引き is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; it combines kana with kanji.
籤引き籤引き is less common than くじ引き; it is another mixed kanji-and-kana spelling, so learners may recognize it but need not prefer it.
籤引籤引 is the least common written form; it uses kanji only and is a less common alternative to くじ引き.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verblottery; drawn lot
Conjugation
Dictionary formくじ引きする(くじびきする)
Polite (masu)くじ引きします(くじびきします)
Negative (nai)くじ引きしない(くじびきしない)
polite (masen)くじ引きしません(くじびきしません)
classical zu / nuくじ引きせず・くじ引きせぬ(くじびきせず・くじびきせぬ)
Past (ta)くじ引きした(くじびきした)
polite (mashita)くじ引きしました(くじびきしました)
Past negative (nakatta)くじ引きしなかった(くじびきしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)くじ引きしませんでした(くじびきしませんでした)
Te formくじ引きして(くじびきして)
Potentialくじ引きできる(くじびきできる)
Passiveくじ引きされる(くじびきされる)
Causativeくじ引きさせる(くじびきさせる)
Causative passiveくじ引きさせられる(くじびきさせられる)
Conditional (ba)くじ引きすれば(くじびきすれば)
taraくじ引きしたら(くじびきしたら)
Volitionalくじ引きしよう(くじびきしよう)
polite (mashou)くじ引きしましょう(くじびきしましょう)
Imperativeくじ引きしろ(くじびきしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related宝くじたからくじNeutralA noun for the modern, officially issued prize lottery (「宝くじが当たる」); 「くじ引き」 is the broader word for drawing lots and prize draws of any kind.
  • Related富くじとみくじNeutralA noun for lotteries run by temples and shrines in the Edo period (「富くじ」), now mainly historical; 「くじ引き」 is the general term for drawing lots.

Use 「くじ引き」 for deciding by lot or prize draws (「くじ引きで決める」「福引」); for modern lotteries say 「宝くじ」, for Edo-period ones 「富くじ」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 籤くじを引ひくこと。抽籤ちゅうせん。
Kanji in this word
English equivalents

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