What is the Kanji for "Fortune telling"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Fortune telling", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Fortune telling" is "占".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Shi" and "Urana".

Its onyomi reading is "Sen".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "口" means "Mouth" and can be read as "Ku", "Kuchi", and "Kou". And The radical "卜" means "Divination" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "占" mean in japanese?

"占" means "Fortune telling".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

占める: "Occupy". The Japanese verb '占める (しめる)' means 'to occupy'. This verb is used to describe when something takes up or fills a certain space or position. It can be used with concrete objects as well as abstract concepts. For example: The table occupies a large portion of the room - (そのテーブルは部屋の大部分を占めている). Computers occupy an important place in our lives - (コンピューターは私たちの生活に重要な地位を占めている).

占領: "Occupation". The Japanese noun '占領 (せんりょう)' means 'occupation'. It refers to the act of occupying or taking control of a territory, country, or region by military force. This term is often used in a historical context to describe events such as the occupation of a country by an invading military force. For example: The country was under foreign occupation for many years - (その国は長年外国に占領されていた). The army carried out the occupation of the city - (軍隊は街の占領を実行した).

独占: "Monopoly". The verbal noun '独占 (どくせん)' means 'monopoly'. This term refers to the exclusive control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service. It implies having no competitors in a particular market. For example: The company has a monopoly on this product - (この製品の独占をしている会社がある). They achieved a monopoly in the market - (市場における独占を達成した).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra". And The hiragana "な" is read as "na".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.