占う (うらなう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

占う (うらなう) means to predict / to forecast.

See example sentences below.

占う at a glance

占う

うらなうuranau

N2verb

to predict / to forecast

占ううらなうuranauN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to predict / to forecast

Example 1

占いで未来を予測した。

Translation

I predicted the future using fortune telling.

Example 2

天気を占ってみよう。

Translation

Let's try to forecast the weather.