JLPT · Level 72
45 words
Japanese word
占う
Pronunciation
Romajiuranau
Meaning
- verbtell someone's fortune
Example
占い師が私の運勢を占います。urana i shi ga watashi no un sei o urana i ma su
A fortune-teller tells my fortune.
More examples
タロットカードで来年の運勢を占います。ta ro tto kā do de rai nen no un sei o urana i ma su
I will tell your fortune for next year using tarot cards.
Core concept
Refers to using signs, symbols, or a divinatory practice to determine or forecast a person's fortune or what may happen.
Common phrases
運勢を占うun sei o urana u
tell someone's fortune
未来を占うmi rai o urana u
predict the future
手相を占うte sō o urana u
read someone's palm
相性を占うai shō o urana u
predict compatibility
Similar words
予測するyosokusuru: To estimate a future event or result by using facts, patterns, or other information.
予言するyogensuru: To state that a future event will happen, especially as a formal prediction.
予知するyochisuru: To perceive a future event before it occurs.
見通すmitōsu: To foresee the likely course or result of a situation.
Definition in Japanese
人の将来や運勢を、占いによって判断する。hito no shō rai ya un sei o urana i ni yo tte han dan su ru
Word origin
The native Japanese verb 占う (uranau) has the related noun 占い (uranai, "fortune-telling"), which is its verb-stem form used as a noun.
Usage tips
- The verb 占う (uranau) can describe a fortune-teller's reading as well as a figurative forecast about an event, such as its likely outcome.
Other meanings
- divineverb
- predictverb
Related words
- 占いuranaifortune-tellingnoun
- 占い師uranaishifortune-tellernoun