せん
占
ぜい
筮

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. divination (using bamboo divination sticks).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せん
占
ぜい
筮
 占筮 せんぜい

Contained Kanji 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)
(water) divining equipment
ゼイ　うらな.う　めどぎ (Kentei 1)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
sorcerer, medium, shrine maiden
みこ　フ　かんなぎ (Kentei 1)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ　ク　もく (2nd, N4)
two people
ショウ　ジュウ　ジュ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)