抽選（ちゅうせん、chuusen）
- lottery

The Japanese word 抽選 (ちゅうせん) means "lottery," "drawing," or "raffle." It refers to the process of selecting something or someone randomly, often by drawing lots or picking names from a list. It implies a process of chance or luck. The goal is to choose from a pool of candidates or items without any specific preference or bias. The result is determined randomly. The process of 抽選 itself may be known as 抽選 as well.

⚫︎ 抽選でプレゼントが当たりました。 Translation: I won a present in the lottery. ⚫︎ 新商品のモニターを《抽選で選びます。》 Translation: We will select monitors for the new product by lottery. ⚫︎ 《抽選の結果は後日発表されます。》 Translation: The lottery results will be announced at a later date.

You use 抽選 in situations where something is determined by chance, such as: ⚫︎ A lottery to give away prizes. ⚫︎ A raffle at an event. ⚫︎ Selecting participants for an event or contest. ⚫︎ Deciding the order of something. It's important to understand the context, as the use of 抽選 signals a random selection process.

抽選 is typically written in kanji as 抽選. The reading is ちゅうせん (chūsen) in hiragana. There are no other common ways to write this word or variations in the okurigana.

⚫︎ くじ (kuji) - lot, drawing ⚫︎ 福引き (fukubiki) - lottery, raffle (often associated with traditional Japanese events) ⚫︎ ガチャ (gacha) / ガチャガチャ (gachagacha) - gacha, a toy vending machine that dispenses random items

While there isn't a direct antonym, words implying selection based on merit or specific criteria can be considered opposites in concept. ⚫︎ 選考 (senkou) - selection, screening (based on qualifications, etc.) ⚫︎ 指名 (shimei) - nomination, designation (selecting someone specifically)

コンサートチケットの《抽選に外れてしまった。》 ・Translation: I lost the lottery for the concert tickets. ・Explanation: This sentence explains that the speaker was not chosen in the 抽選 for concert tickets.

今回のイベントは、参加者を《抽選で決めます。》 ・Translation: For this event, we will decide the participants by lottery. ・Explanation: This sentence clarifies that participation in the event will be determined by a random selection process.

The word 抽選 is a combination of two kanji: 抽 (chū), which means "to draw out" or "to extract," and 選 (sen), which means "to select" or "to choose." Together, they describe the act of selecting something by drawing or extracting randomly.