占(うらな)い

うらない

noun

fortune-telling; divination

1. fortune-telling; divination; horoscope

The practice of predicting the future or reading a person's fate through various methods such as astrology, palm reading, tarot cards, etc. Also refers to the result of such a reading.

占(うらな)いを信(しん)じますか。

Do you believe in fortune-telling?

今朝(けさ)のテレビの占(うらな)いで一位(いちい)だった。

I was ranked first in this morning's TV horoscope.

友達(ともだち)と原宿(はらじゅく)で占(うらな)いをしてもらった。

My friend and I had our fortunes told in Harajuku.

占(うらな)い is derived from the verb 占(うらな)う (to tell fortunes). It covers all forms of fortune-telling and divination.

Types

星占(ほしうらな)い: astrology, horoscope
手相(てそう)占(うらな)い: palm reading
タロット占(うらな)い: tarot reading
血液型(けつえきがた)占(うらな)い: blood type fortune-telling (popular in Japan)

Common collocations

占(うらな)い師(し): fortune-teller
占(うらな)いをしてもらう: to have one's fortune told
占(うらな)いを信(しん)じる: to believe in fortune-telling
今日(きょう)の占(うらな)い: today's horoscope

Cultural note

Morning TV shows in Japan commonly feature daily horoscope segments. 血液型(けつえきがた)占(うらな)い (blood type personality reading) is a uniquely popular form of fortune-telling in Japan.

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Added 2026.3.23 10:59 · Revised 2026.10.18 21:57

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