スクラッチ

すくらっち
noun
scratch card (lottery)
leisure
1. scratch card; scratch-off lottery ticket
A lottery ticket with a coated area that is scratched off to reveal whether it has won. Short for スクラッチくじ. From English "scratch".
スクラッチ()った
I bought a scratch card.
コインスクラッチ(けず)
Scratch off the card with a coin.
The scratch card I bought at the convenience store won 1,000 yen.

In everyday use this refers to the scratch-off lottery; the fuller form is スクラッチくじ.

Common collocations

  • スクラッチ(けず): to scratch off a card
  • スクラッチ(): to buy a scratch card
  • スクラッチくじ: scratch-off lottery ticket

Similar words

  • (たから)くじ: the standard drawn-number lottery, where results come from a later drawing
  • ()たりくじ: a winning ticket