fortune-telling based on the Chinese twelve-year cycle
A traditional divination method using the twelve zodiac signs and the five elements. Often associated with 九星気学 (kyūsei kigaku), a system of nine stars and directions.
彼女は気学で今年の運勢を占ってもらった。
She had her fortune for this year told through kigaku.
気学は中国の干支に基づいている。
Kigaku is based on the Chinese zodiac.
The name was adopted in the early twentieth century by 園田真次郎 for a divination system developed from 九星術 and directional fortune-telling.