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賽

賽: dice

dice; shrine offering
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Readings

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Seen in 賽銭 (さいせん, shrine offering), 賽子 (さいころ, die), and 賽の河原 (the riverbank of the Buddhist afterlife).

Key words

賽銭さいせんmoney offered at a shrine
賽銭箱さいせんばこoffertory box
賽子さいころdie; dice
賽の河原さいのかわらSai no Kawara (riverbank of the dead)
賽の目さいのめsmall cubes; dice pips

Example sentences

I dropped a five-yen coin in the offertory box and pressed my hands together.

You roll two dice and move your piece forward by the number that comes up.

There is a legend that children pile up stones at Sai no Kawara.

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