占うら

noun

fortune-telling; divination

Archaic noun for fortune-telling or divination. In modern Japanese, 占い (うらない) is the standard word. This form survives mainly in historical contexts or as a bound element in compounds like 占い (うらない) and 卜占 (ぼくせん).

See also: 占い

• 古ふるくは、亀かめの甲こうを焼やいて占うらをした。

  In ancient times, they performed divination by burning turtle shells.

• 「占うら」という字じは、うらないを意い味みする古ふるい言こと葉ばだ。

  The character 占 is an old word meaning fortune-telling.