Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to tell someone's fortune, to divine (the future).
  2. to predict, to forecast.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
占う うらなう
 
卜う うらなう

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)