VocabJLPT N1
fortune teller
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. diviner
  2. 2. fortune teller
This noun refers to a fortune teller — a person who predicts the future or reads one's fate using methods such as tarot cards, astrology, or palm reading. Fortune tellers are a familiar sight in Japan, often found at street stalls or dedicated shops.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

A prediction model losing to a fortune teller — that's got to be a joke, right?

Sentence 2

Please do not cite a fortune teller's advice as a basis in the report.

Sentence 3

Those numbers look like some kind of fortune teller's code — I can't make sense of them!

Sentence 4

The fortune teller at that shop was so surprisingly kind I almost cried.

Sentence 5

He talks about the future with total certainty, just like a fortune teller.