くじ

See also: くし

Japanese

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• (less common) 籤, 鬮

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) く​じ [kúꜜjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝʑi]

Noun

くじ • (kuji) 

1. lot; sweepstakes

Derived terms

Derived terms

• あみだくじ (amidakuji)
• くじを引(ひ)く (kuji o hiku): to draw lots
• 宝(たから)くじ (takarakuji)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of くじ – see the following entries.

【九時】 [noun] nine o'clock

【孔子こうし】 [proper noun] Confucius

(This term, くじ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as くじ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くじ.)