人にん相そう占うらない

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Meanings

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noun

physiognomy; face reading

Fortune-telling by analyzing facial features such as the shape of the eyes, nose, mouth, and the overall face structure.

彼かの女じょは人にん相そう占うらないで将しょう来らいの運うん勢せいを占うらなってもらった。
She had her fortune told through face reading.

person

相inter-, mutual, together

占fortune-telling, divining, forecasting

Similar words

手て相そう占うらない
Palm reading, which analyzes the lines and shape of the hand, while 人相占い focuses on facial features.
観かん相そう学がく
A more academic term for physiognomy, often used in historical or scholarly contexts, whereas 人相占い is the common fortune-telling practice.

Etymology

Compound of 人相 (physiognomy) and 占い (fortune-telling). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but the practice has roots in ancient Chinese physiognomy traditions.