Japanese

うらなう
Meaning: to forecast; to predict; to tell a fortune
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 占う 占わない
Polite 占います 占いません
Past 占った 占わなかった
Polite + Past 占いました 占いませんでした
Te-form 占って 占わなくて
Potential 占える 占えない
Passive 占われる 占われない
Causative 占わせる 占わせない
Causative + Passive 占わされる 占わされない
Imperative 占え 占うな

Handwriting

占
う

Example sentences

To tell a fortune by the stars.
彼女は有名な占い師に将来を占ってもらった。
She had her future told by a famous fortune teller.
平安時代の陰陽師は、星の動きから吉凶を占った。
In Japan's 平安時代 period, court diviners foretold fortune and misfortune from the movement of the stars.
彼は将来の運勢を占うために、易を立てた。
In order to predict his future fortune, he performed divination.
神社で新年の吉凶を占った。
I predicted my luck for the new year at the shrine.
街角に座っている易者に、今年の運勢を占ってもらった。
I had my fortune for this year told by a fortune teller sitting on a street corner.
易者は筮竹を巧みに操り、客の運勢を占った
The fortuneteller skillfully manipulated the divining sticks and predicted the customer's fortune.
古代の人々は卜占で吉凶を占った。
Ancient people predicted good and bad luck through divination.

Usage Notes

Refers to the act of predicting the future or someone's fate, often using specific methods like astrology or card reading.

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