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易占い (えきうらない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

易えき占うらない

Meanings

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noun

I Ching divination

Refers specifically to divination using the I Ching (易経), a classical Chinese text. The term is a compound of 易 (the I Ching) and 占い (divination).

See also: 易経

彼かれは易えき占うらないで今日きょうの運うん勢せいを占うらなった。
He divined today's fortune using I Ching divination.

Kanji

易easy, ready to, simple
占fortune-telling, divining, forecasting

Similar words

易えき経きょう
易経 is the I Ching text itself, while 易占い is the act or practice of divination using that text.
占うらない
占い is a general term for fortune-telling or divination of any kind; 易占い specifies the I Ching method.

Etymology

Compound of 易 (the I Ching, from Chinese 易經) and 占い (divination). The reading えき for 易 is the on'yomi, while うらない is the native Japanese reading for 占い.