Japanese

うんせい
Meaning: fortune; luck; fate
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

運
勢

Example sentences

Every morning, I check my fortune for the day on a fortune-telling program.
星で運勢を占う。
To tell a fortune by 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.
朝刊の星占いで、今日の運勢を確認した。
I checked today's fortune in the morning newspaper's horoscope.
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.

Usage Notes

Refers to the flow of luck or destiny.

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