NichiDict

占う

N2
うらなう
卜う
[uranau]
Illustration for 占う

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future)

2.GodanTransitive

to predict; to forecast

Examples

彼女は手相で運勢を占ってもらった。

She had her fortune told by palm reading.

新年の運勢を占うために神社に行った。

I went to a shrine to divine my fortune for the new year.

タロットカードで将来を占う人もいる。

Some people divine the future with tarot cards.