Vocabulary

What does 抽選 (ちゅうせん, chuusen) mean?

抽選 (ちゅうせん, chuusen) means drawing lots, lottery.

Quick facts
Readingちゅうせん
Romajichuusen
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ちゅうせん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchuusen

drawing lots, lottery

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)

Example sentences

  • I won a lavish prize in the lottery.

  • Because there were many applicants, it was decided by lottery.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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