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姓名判断 (せいめいはんだん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
name-based fortune-telling
A traditional Japanese practice of analyzing a person's name by the number of strokes in its kanji characters (and sometimes by pronunciation) to predict personality, compatibility, or luck.
姓せい 名めい 判はん 断だん で は 、 画かく 数すう が 運うん 勢せい に 影えい 響きょう する と 考かんが え られ て いる 。
In name-based fortune-telling, the number of strokes is believed to influence one's fortune.
Kanji 名 name, noted, distinguished 判 judgement, judgment, signature 断 severance, decline, refuse Similar words 画かく 数すう 画数 refers specifically to the stroke count of a kanji, which is the primary basis for 姓名判断 analysis.
占うらな い 占い is a general term for fortune-telling or divination, while 姓名判断 is a specific method focusing on names.
Etymology Compound of 姓名 (せいめい, 'full name') and 判断 (はんだん, 'judgment'). The practice is based on the Chinese-derived system of onomancy, adapted in Japan.
