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Japanese symbol for “balloting”

Romaji: chuusen
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting

In Japanese, balloting is , read (chuusen).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

pluck, pull, extract
on: チュウ
kun: ひき-
8 strokes · JLPT 1
elect, select, choose
on: セン
kun: えら.ぶ、え.る、よ.る
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうしゅつ chuushutsuextraction; abstraction
ちゅうしょう chuushouabstraction
ちゅうしょうてき chuushoutekiabstract
ちゅうしょうか chuushoukaabstraction
ちゅうしょうろん chuushouronan abstract argument
せんしゅ senshuplayer (of a sport); athlete; team member
せんきょ senkyoelection
せんたく sentakuchoice; selection; option

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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