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サイコロがゾロ目になった (saikoro ga zorome ni natta) - The dice landed on a double

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

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How it works

This phrase describes the event of dice showing the same number on all faces. 'サイコロ (saikoro)' is the noun for 'dice', 'が (ga)' is a subject particle. 'ゾロ目 (zorome)' refers to identical numbers, and 'になった (ni natta)' is the past tense of 'になる (ni naru)', meaning 'to become' or 'to turn into', indicating the state change.

Sample sentences

最後のサイコロがゾロ目になったので、私の勝ちだ。

The last dice landed on a double, so I won.

まさか3回連続でサイコロがゾロ目になるとは思わなかった。

I never thought the dice would land on a double three times in a row.

ゲーム中にサイコロがゾロ目になったら、もう一度振れるよ。

If the dice land on a double during the game, you can roll again.

Quick facts

cultural_nuance:Rolling a 'zorome' (double) on dice is often considered lucky in games like Sugoroku or Chō-han (a traditional gambling game in Japan).

Often used with

ゾロ目が出る (zorome ga deru) - double comes up

ゾロ目を出す (zorome o dasu) - to roll a double

ゾロ目で勝利 (zorome de shouri) - victory by double

サイコロを振る (saikoro o furu) - to roll dice

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Example

最後のサイコロがゾロ目になったので、私の勝ちだ。

The last dice landed on a double, so I won.

まさか3回連続でサイコロがゾロ目になるとは思わなかった。

I never thought the dice would land on a double three times in a row.