ドローdoroo

1. noun, sportsdraw; tie
2. noun, sportsdraw (to decide pairings in a competition)
3. noun, golfdraw (shot)
4. noundrawing

• SynonymタイNeutralLoanword for a tied score or draw; it also means necktie. 「ドロー」 can additionally mean drawing lots or cards.
• SynonymタイゲームNeutralA game where both teams finish with the same score; it states only the result. 「ドロー」 can also mean drawing lots or cards.
• Synonym引き分けひきわけNeutralA match with no winner — the everyday, most common way to say draw; 「ドロー」 leans toward soccer and combat sports, and also means drawing lots.
• SynonymあいこCasualColloquial: a tie in rock-paper-scissors and the like, or being even and square with someone; 「ドロー」 is for drawn matches and also drawing lots.
• Related相打ちあいうちNeutralIn kendo and similar arts, both sides landing simultaneous, equally forceful strikes; 「ドロー」 refers to a drawn match or a draw of lots.
• Related分けわけNeutralBasically means dividing or sharing; only in a match does it mean a draw. For draws, 「ドロー」 and 「引き分け」 are the more common words.
• Related同点どうてんNeutralEqual scores, which can be a mid-game scoreline; 「ドロー」 usually means a draw at the end of the match, plus the drawing-lots sense.
• Related相星あいぼしWrittenWritten/formal prose: in sumo etc., having identical win-loss records — a whole-tournament record; 「ドロー」 is a single drawn match.
• Related５分ごふんNeutralRead 「ごふん」, it only means five minutes, a length of time — unrelated to 「ドロー」's senses of a drawn match or drawing lots.
• Related対スコアタイスコアNeutralLoanword for equal scores, or that tied score itself, with the focus on the numbers; 「ドロー」 focuses on the result and also covers drawing lots.

For a drawn match in everyday speech, use 「引き分け」. 「ドロー」 is mostly soccer and combat sports, and also means drawing lots. Say 「同点」 for tied scores and 「あいこ」 for rock-paper-scissors ties.

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

1. カードを引ひくこと。
2. くじ引びき。
3. 線せんを書かくこと。
4. 勝負しょうぶの引き分ひきわけ．
5. 打球だきゅうが、最初さいしょはまっすぐに飛とび、落下らっかするにつれてゆるやかに左ひだりへ流ながれること。