年とし占うら

noun

yearly divination; New Year fortune-telling

Traditional Japanese practice of divining the year's fortune, especially crop prospects, often performed at New Year. Also known as 年見.

See also: 年見

• 昔むかしの農のう村そんでは、年とし占うらでその年としの豊ほう凶きょうを占うらなった。

  In old farming villages, they used to divine the year's harvest through toshiura.

• 年とし占うらは、年とし見みとも呼よばれる正しょう月がつの行ぎょう事じだ。

  Toshiura, also called toshimi, is a New Year ritual.