noun
diviner's book; book of divination
Archaic term for a book used by a diviner or fortune-teller. Rarely encountered in modern Japanese.
古い文献に「占書」という言葉が出てくる。
The word '占書' appears in old documents.
Modern, common phrase for a fortune-telling book, unlike the archaic 占書.
Compound of 占 (うら, 'divination') and 書 (ふみ, 'book'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with divination texts.