Keyword
fortune-telling
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig49
Readings
せん
(41%)
(17%)
(7%)
うら
(2%)
Composed of
divining rod
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)
shop
point
sticky
stick on
sweetfish
quire
outpost
thatching
fulling block
???
twiddle
wooden writing slate
soak
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
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.