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What does 占う (うらなう, uranau) mean?

占う (うらなう, uranau) means to tell fortunes, to divine.

Quick facts
Readingうらなう
Romajiuranau
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
うらなう
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonuranau

to tell fortunes, to divine

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future)
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to predict; to forecast

Example sentences

  • Some people look at the stars to predict the future.

  • I had a friend read my fortune about love.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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