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Keyword
fortune-telling
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig49
Readings
せん
(41%)
し
(17%)
じ
(7%)
うら
(2%)
Composed of
⺊
divining rod
口
mouth
Mnemonic

One of the more ridiculous methods of fortune-telling involves dangling a divining rod over your mouth and trying to predict the future based on how it wiggles.

Used in kanji (13 in total)
店
shop
点
point
粘
sticky
貼
stick on
9 more...
Used in vocabulary (121 in total)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
118 more...
Examples (45 in total)
Work is a very important part of life in the United States.
He occupies a prominent position in the firm.
Sometimes reading took up half his time.
Don't let the children monopolize the television.
He has the large room to himself.
He was opposed to monopolies.
He keeps the room to himself.
She has the large house to herself.
This desk takes up too much room.
The city was soon occupied by the soldiers.
The enemy occupied the fort.
Books occupy most of his room.
Water makes up most of the earth's surface.
The soldiers occupied the building.
They make up about 12.5 percent of the total population.
We took a good place to see the parade.
He has this large room to himself.
She has this big room all to herself.
She had the large room to herself.
I'm having my fortune told by a popular fortune-teller right now.
The armed forces occupied the entire territory.
Land occupies the minor portion of the earth's surface.
Tom is possessive.
The city was taken by the English in 1664.
I had my fortune told.
She had the hotel suite to herself.
The rebels have captured the broadcasting station.
The company has a monopoly on the nation's tobacco business.
Have you read your horoscope today?
When he opens a magazine, he will usually read his horoscope first.
Are you interested in astrology?
I look at my horoscope every day.
I check my horoscope every day.
I read my horoscope every day.
My younger sister can't start her day until she's read her horoscope.
Once you get the taste for gambling, it's hard to give it up.
She has a large room all to herself.
Advertising makes up about 7% of this company's expenses.
We have the exclusive right to sell them.
What's the difference between astronomy and astrology?
I like astrology.
Foreign workers make up 30% of his company.
Though he long dominated the steel industry, he never achieved a complete monopoly.
Postal services are a government monopoly.
Chemical products account for approximately two-thirds of our exports.