卜筮
Chinese
| to divine; foretell; turnip | divine by stalk | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (卜筮) |
卜 | 筮 | |
Pronunciation
Verb
卜筮
- to practice divination; to divine
Usage notes
卜筮 involves two different types of divination. The first is 卜 (bǔ), or 龜卜／龟卜 (guībǔ), which involves the use of 龜甲／龟甲 (guījiǎ) or 牛骨 (niúgǔ); the second is 筮 (shì), or 占筮 (zhānshì), which involves the use of 蓍草 (shīcǎo).
Japanese
Etymology
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 卜 | 筮 |
| ぼく Jinmeiyō |
ぜい Hyōgaiji |
| on’yomi | |
From Old Chinese compound 卜 (OC *poːɡ)+筮 (OC *djads)
Noun
卜筮 (hiragana ぼくぜい, rōmaji bokuzei)
- fortune-telling or divination using tortoise shell and bamboo divination sticks
Usage notes
卜筮 (ぼくぜい, bokuzei) involves two different types of divination. The first is 卜 (ぼく, bokuzei), or 亀卜 (きぼく, kiboku), which involves the use of tortoise shell 亀の甲 (かめのこう, kamenokou); the second is 筮 (ぜい, zei), or 占筮 (せんぜい, senzei), which involves the use of bamboo divination sticks 筮竹 (ぜいちく, zeichiku), or 蓍 (めどぎ, medogi).[1]
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