noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
divination with bamboo sticks
A formal or technical term for a specific method of divination using bamboo sticks (筮竹). Rare in everyday language; more common terms include 占い (うらない) or 易占 (えきせん).
See also: 筮竹
易者は筮竹を用いて占筮を行った。
The diviner performed divination using bamboo sticks.
The method of divination with bamboo sticks is recorded in old documents.