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1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 弥 has 8 strokes and the kun-reading いや. Learn 阿弥陀籤 (あみだくじ) and 弥次馬 (やじうま) with their respective whole-word readings.
• Basic usage: 阿弥陀籤 is a ladder lottery using drawn lines to determine outcomes; 弥次馬 means onlookers who gather around a commotion.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Whole-word meanings and readings
  • 阿弥陀籤で公平に決めよう means let us decide fairly using a ladder lottery. 四人分の阿弥陀籤 refers to a ladder lottery for four people.
  • 騒ぎに弥次馬が次々と集まった means that onlookers gathered one after another around a commotion.