当選

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 当選. Reading: とうせん. Core meaning: election victory; winning a prize.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 彼女は市議会議員に当選し、支持者に感謝を伝えた / 商店街の抽選に当選して、旅行券を受け取った.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Election and drawing
  • Winning an office appears in 議員に当選する, while winning a drawing appears in 抽選に当選する. The event that selects the person determines whether the sense is electoral victory or a prize win.