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占術 (せんじゅつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

占せん術じゅつ

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Meanings

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noun

divination; fortune-telling; mantic arts

A general term for methods of divination or fortune-telling, often used in contexts discussing occult practices or traditional arts.

彼かの女じょは占せん術じゅつに詳くわしく、タロットや易えき経きょうを使つかいこなす。
She is well-versed in divination and uses tarot and the I Ching skillfully.
この本ほんは古こ代だいの占せん術じゅつについて詳くわしく解かい説せつしている。
This book explains ancient divination methods in detail.

Kanji

占fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
術art, technique, skill

Similar words

占うらない
占い is the common, everyday word for fortune-telling or divination, while 占術 is a more formal or technical term for the art or system of divination.
卜ぼく占せん
卜占 specifically refers to divination using tortoise shells or similar ancient methods, whereas 占術 is a broader term covering various divination arts.

Etymology

Compound of 占 (divination) and 術 (art, technique). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for naming systematic arts.