占星術(せんせいじゅつ)

せんせいじゅつ
noun
astrology
1. astrology
The practice of interpreting the positions and movements of celestial bodies to predict events and understand personality traits. Distinct from astronomy, which is a natural science.
占星術(せんせいじゅつ)に興味(きょうみ)がある。
I'm interested in astrology.
占星術(せんせいじゅつ)では星(ほし)の配置(はいち)から運勢(うんせい)を読(よ)む。
In astrology, one reads fortunes from the arrangement of the stars.
西洋(せいよう)占星術(せんせいじゅつ)では十二(じゅうに)の星座(せいざ)に基(もと)づいて性格(せいかく)を分析(ぶんせき)する。
In Western astrology, personality is analyzed based on twelve zodiac signs.

Composed of 占(せん) (divination), 星(せい) (star), and 術(じゅつ) (art, technique).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 西洋(せいよう)占星術(せんせいじゅつ) (Western astrology)
  • 占星術(せんせいじゅつ)のホロスコープ(ほろすこーぷ) (astrological horoscope)
  • 占星術(せんせいじゅつ)師(し) (astrologer)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 占星術(せんせいじゅつ): astrology (divination based on celestial bodies)
  • 天文学(てんもんがく): astronomy (the scientific study of celestial objects)
  • 星占(ほしうらな)い: horoscope, star divination (more casual)
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