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How to say "fortune-teller" in Japanese

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  • フォーチュンテラー
    nounA loanword covering the same sense as English 'fortune-teller', a person who tells fortunes. It is the less common of the two, so 占い is normally the word to reach for.
  • 占いうらないCommon
    nounThe common word for a fortune-teller or diviner; it also names fortune-telling itself, so it is the usual choice when talking about having one's fortune told or about someone who does it.

Both words can mean a person who tells fortunes, but 「占い」 is the common term for it, while 「フォーチュンテラー」 is a less common loanword that you will seldom need.

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