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N2 Kanji 28: 占

Meaning:

In Japanese,占 means “to predict”.


How to read it:

Kunyomi:うらな、し
Onyomi:せん


How to write it:


Origin:

You can see the turtle shell here.
Long time ago, people use turtle shell to predict something.
So 占 means “to predict”.


Development:


Vocabulary:

LevelWordReadingMeaningType
Inter占めるしめるto occupyVerb
Inter占領せんりょうoccupationNoun & Verb
Inter独占どくせんmonopolyNoun & Verb
Adv占いうらないfortune tellingNoun
Adv占拠せんきょoccupationNoun & Verb
H_Adv占い師うらないしaugurNoun
H_Adv占有せんゆうoccupationNoun & Verb
H_Adv占ううらなうto tell fortunesVerb
S_Adv独り占めひとりじめhogNoun & Verb
S_Adv占星せんせいhoroscopeNoun
S_Adv占星術せんせいじゅつastrologyNoun
Others買い占めるかいしめるto buy upVerb
Others寡占かせんoligopolyNoun
Others夢占いゆめうらないdream divinationNoun
Others星占いほしうらないhoroscopeNoun
Others占術せんじゅつdivinationNoun
Others買い占めかいしめbuying upNoun
Others占用せんようprivate useNoun
Others先占せんせんpreoccupationNoun & Verb
Others卜占ぼくせんauguryNoun
Others優占ゆうせんdominanceNoun
Others強占きょうせんforcibly occupyNoun
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