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卜: divination

divination
2 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
ボク
Kun
うらなう・うらない

Looks like katakana ト but is a separate kanji (the divination radical), read ぼく in words like 卜占.

Key words

卜占ぼくせんdivination
卜者ぼくしゃfortune-teller
占卜せんぼくdivination
卜部うらべsurname (Urabe)

Example sentences

It is said that ancient kings practiced divination by burning turtle shells.

I had a fortune-teller on the edge of town read my luck for the trip.

I hear the Urabe family has served a shrine for generations.

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