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占い

うらない

N3fortune-telling · divination

Examples

友人と雑誌の星占いを読んだ。

村の占い師は占いの結果を旅人に伝えた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 占い is read as うらない and means “fortune-telling” and “divination”.
  • Basic usage: It refers to a horoscope in a magazine and divination whose result is told to a traveler.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • 星占い / 占いの結果
    • Use 星占い for a specific type and 占いの結果 for the outcome of divination.

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