Word Meaning 四柱推命

しちゅうすいめい shichuusuimei

四柱推命 is read as しちゅうすいめい (shichuusuimei) and means Four Pillar astrology.

Meaning

English

Four Pillar astrology
originally Chinese method of fortune-telling based on the time, date, month and year of a person's birth

Reading

Kana

しちゅうすいめい

Romaji

shichuusuimei

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 53209 Priority I

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