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占卜

占卜

Chinese

to divine to divine; foretell; turnip
simp. and trad.
(占卜) 		占 卜
anagram 卜占

Verb

占卜

  1. to divine; to practice divination

Noun

占卜

  1. augury; divination; fortune-telling; scrying

See also

  • (not to be confused with) 卜占 (bǔzhān)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
占 卜
せん
Grade: S 		ぼく
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

Sinitic. Date of borrowing unknown. Compare modern Chinese 占卜 ‎(zhānbǔ).

Pronunciation

  • On'yomi
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞ɴbo̞kɯᵝ], [sẽ̞ɴbo̞kɯ̥ᵝ]

Noun

占卜 ‎(hiragana せんぼく, romaji senboku)

  1. Alternate for 卜占 ‎(bokusen): augury, divination, fortune-telling

Pronunciation

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