占 Fortune

Radical Combination

• 占

  Fortune

Meaning

Primary

Fortune

Alternative

Occupy

Mnemonic

The fortune radical and the fortune kanji are exactly the same! But it also means occupy as well, so don’t forget that. Fortune and occupy both occupy the same radical.

Hints

Just remember that this kanji also means occupy and you’ll be just fine.

Readings

On’yomi

せん

Kun’yomi

うらな, し

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

To occupy some free time you have, you go and get your fortune told at a fortune teller. Your fortune is that you’ll have an encounter with a centaur (せん) in the near future. Just then you realize that the fortune teller is actually a centaur! The fortune has come true!

Hints

Imagine getting your fortune told by a centaur fortune teller. Do you trust this mythical beast to know your future? Watch him manipulate his crystal ball as his hooves stomp the ground beneath him.