“To divine” in Japanese
Short answer
To divine in Japanese is “占う” (uranau). Full meaning: to tell someone's fortune, to divine (the future); to predict, to forecast.
Other ways to say “To divine” in Japanese
卜する
bokusuru to tell (a person's) fortune, to divine; to choose, to settle upon (a place to live), to fix (one's residence)
易を見る
ekiwomiru to divine
占い当てる
uranaiateru to divine
卜う
uranau to tell someone's fortune, to divine (the future); to predict, to forecast
占える
uranaeru to tell someone's fortune, to divine (the future); to predict, to forecast
ぼくする
bokusuru to tell (a person's) fortune, to divine; to choose, to settle upon (a place to live), to fix (one's residence)
うらなえる
uranaeru to tell someone's fortune, to divine (the future); to predict, to forecast
うらなう
uranau to tell someone's fortune, to divine (the future); to predict, to forecast
算を置く
sanwooku to calculate, to divine
判ずる
hanzuru to judge, to decide; to solve, to decipher, to puzzle out, to interpret; to divine, to guess, to make out
ぼくし
bokushi to tell (a person's) fortune, to divine; to choose, to settle upon (a place to live), to fix (one's residence)
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