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 OF 占(うらな)い:

  • 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 2026.4.3 15:54
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