5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

fortune-telling, divining, forecasting, occupy, hold, have, get, take

Kun'yomi
  • to occupy ②to account for
  • to tell someone's fortune
On'yomi
  • セン
Nanori
  • うら
    fortune-telling
  • しむ
  • じめ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

うらな 45.3%
セン 35.0%
める 19.7%
うら 0.1%

Character Breakdown

fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
うらな.う セン し.める (7th, N2)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

fortune-telling
to tell someone's fortune
monopoly ②hogging
occupation (e.g. of territory)
occupying ②military occupation
buying up of goods
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References

Unicode hex code 5360
JIS X 0208 1-32-74
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 799
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 624
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2003
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2496
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1263
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 851
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 153
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 985
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2780
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1491
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1706
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1822
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 383
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1042
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 378
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1016
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 250
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 48
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2m3.2
Four corner code 2160.0
De Roo Code 1277