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籤引 (くじびき, kujibiki) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “lottery, drawn lot”.
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Example sentences 11
商店 街のくじ 引きでテレビが 当たりました
I won a TV in the shopping street's lottery.
この経緯から義教は世に「籤引き将軍」と呼ばれる。
From these processes, Yoshinori was called as so-called "drawn shogun."
このことから、6代将軍に就任した義教は、籤引き将軍と呼ばれるようになった。
As a result, Yoshinori was selected as the 6th shogun, becoming known as the 'lottery shogun.'
年、4代将軍の征夷大将軍足利義持が没し、籤引きで足利義教が6代将軍に就任した。
After the death of Yoshimochi ASHIKAGA, the 4th seii taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians") in 1428, Yoshinori ASHIKAGA became the 6th shogun by drawing lots.1428
籤引きの結果、天台座主の義円が還俗して義宣と称し（後に義教と改名）、6代将軍に就任した。
As the result of drawing lots, Gien, Tendai-zasu (head priest of the Tendai sect), returned to secular life and changed his name to Yoshinobu (changed to Yoshinori later) and assumed the post of the 6th shogun.1428
来会者には身分を問わず公平に籤引きによって各席3－5人ずつ招き入れて名物を用いて茶を供した。
Irrespective of the rank of people attending the event, a lottery method was used to impartially select between 3 to 5 individuals to invite to participate in tea ceremonies where priceless tea ceremony utensils were used.6
代将軍は籤引きで選ばれる事とされ、義満の子で僧門に入っていた義円が還俗して将軍足利義教が将軍となる。
In the end the sixth Shogun was chosen by lots: Gien, who was a child of Yoshimitsu that had joined the priesthood, returned to secular life and became Shogun Yoshinori ASHIKAGA.
宿老による合議の結果、出家していた義持の4人の弟たちの中から「籤引き」で後継者が選ばれることになった。
As the result of conference of syukuro (a chief vassal of a samurai family), his successor was to be choosen by lot among Yoshimochi's four younger brothers who had entered into priesthood.
年、前将軍・義持が死去したとき、後継者を義持の弟4人のうちから籤引きで定めることを決めたのは満家である。
When the former shogun Yoshimochi died in 1428, Mitsuie decided to determine the successor among Yoshimochi's four younger brothers by drawing lots.
古代においては国家の政治に関する重要な事項や後継者を選ぶ際に神の意志を占うために籤引きをすることがあり、これが現在の神籤の起源とされている。
In ancient times when important matters in connection with the politics of state or choosing of successors were decided, there were cases when lots were drawn to determine the intention of the Gods and this is said to be the origin of the modern day mikuji.
籤引きによって選ばれた6代将軍の足利義教が専制政治をしき、1441年に赤松満祐に誘殺されると（嘉吉の乱）、政権内の情勢にほころびが見え始める。
When Sixth Shogun Yoshinori ASHIKAGA, who had been selected for his office by lottery, but turned out to be a despotic ruler, was lured out and slain by Mitsusuke AKAMATSU (the Kakitsu Incident), the ruling power began to disintegrate.