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籤: inscribed bamboo stick

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籤 [签] qiān


: inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc)
: small wood sliver
: label; tag

Kun Reading

籤 | くじ kuji

noun
: lottery; lot

籤 | ひご higo

noun
: (usually written using kana only) thin strip of bamboo

On Reading

籤 |せん sen

noun
: slip (of paper);
: tag (usu. bamboo, wood, ivory, etc.); label

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