Word details

占う

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 占う.

Dictionary

Entry

占うらな卜うTransitiveGodan verbFreq #14430
1

to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future)

Examples
私は運勢を占ってもらった。
I had my fortune told.
2

to predict; to forecast

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

fortune-telling, divining, forecasting, occupy, hold, have, get, take

5 strokesFrequency 694JLPT N2Grade 8

On

セン

Kun

し.めるうらな.う

Nanori

うらしむじめ

divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)

2 strokesGrade 9

On

ボク

Kun

うらな.ううらない

Nanori

うら

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