あみだくじ

Japanese
Alternative spelling
阿弥陀籤

Etymology

From 阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ) (Amida, “Amitābha”) + くじ (kuji, “lot”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) あみだ​くじ [àmídáꜜkùjì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) あみだく​じ [àmídákúꜜjì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠mʲida̠kɯ̟ᵝʑi]

Noun

あみだくじ • (Amida-kuji) 

  1. ladder lottery; Amidakuji

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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