Word Meaning 占う

うらなう uranau

占う is read as うらなう (uranau) and means to predict.

Meaning

English

  1. to predict
  2. to forecast
  3. to tell someone's fortune
  4. to divine (the future)

Reading

Kana

うらなう

Romaji

uranau

Writing Variants

  • 卜う うらなう uranau

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 7345 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

占領

せんりょう

occupying

占い

うらない

fortune-teller

占有

せんゆう

possession

占師

うらないし

diviner

占める

しめる

to occupy

占星術

せんせいじゅつ

astrology

占領地

せんりょうち

occupied territory

占領下

せんりょうか

being under military occupation

占領地域

せんりょうちいき

occupation zone

占取権

せんしゅけん

right of preoccupancy

占領軍

せんりょうぐん

occupation forces

占子

しめこ

rabbit

Example Sentences

1

かれはてそうでうんめいをうらなう。

He tells fortunes by reading palm lines.