ふくびき

Japanese

Alternative spellings
福引 福引き (less common)

Etymology

From 福(ふく) (fuku, “luck”) + 引(ひ)き (hiki, “drawing, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 引(ひ)く (hiku, “to draw”).”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふくびき [fùkúbíkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝkɯ̟ᵝbʲikʲi]

Noun

ふくびき • (fukubiki) ^{←ふくびき (fukubiki)?}

1. (historically, originally) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
2. (by extension) lottery at a store where one draws for prizes of merchandise