占うらない

う

ら

な

い

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

fortune-telling; divination; fortune reading

Refers to the practice, method, or result of predicting fortune, such as horoscope readings, palm readings, tarot, or similar divination.

彼かの女じょは毎まい朝あさ、テレビの占うらないを見みる。
She watches the fortune-telling segment on TV every morning.
占うらないを信

しん

じる

か

どう

か

は

人ひと

それぞれ

だ

。

Whether people believe in fortune-telling depends on the person.

2

noun

fortune-teller; diviner

Elliptical use referring to a fortune-teller; 占い師 is clearer and more standard when referring specifically to the person.

Written forms

占うらないUsage87%
Standard and common spelling for fortune-telling and related uses.
占うらないUsage7%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not recommended for ordinary writing of うらない.
卜うらないUsage3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form using the divination kanji 卜; not a normal everyday spelling.
うらないUsage2%
卜うらない
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form given; 占い is the normal modern spelling.

Kanji

占fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
卜divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)

Similar words

占うらなう
The verb meaning to tell someone's fortune or divine something; 占い is the noun form for the practice or reading.
占うらない師し
The usual clear word for a fortune-teller; use this instead of 占い when you want to avoid ambiguity.
おみくじ
A written fortune drawn at a shrine or temple; it is one specific kind of fortune, not fortune-telling in general.

Etymology

Nominal form of the verb 占う, meaning to tell fortunes or divine. The kanji 占 is conventionally associated with divination; 卜 is an older or rare divination-related character.