The Japanese Radical: 占


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Meaning
fortune telling    占

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT 5Joyo 2
shop, store, booth, kiosk
mise, tana, TEN
广
Top: building 广, below: fortune telling 占 (crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle, from which the furtune was told. - Here: a key with the teeth 卜 and the handle 口)
The building that is locked with a key is: a shop.  
JLPT 3Joyo 2
point, dot, spot
TEN
Top: fortune telling 占 (crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle from which the fortune was told) bottom: fire 灬
Fortune telling over the fire: There you get to the point!  
JLPT 2Joyo 7
fortune-telling, divine, occupy, hold
uranau, shimeru, SEN

Crack ト in the shell 口 of a turtle used for divination.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
eminent, excellent, table
TAKU
Top: divination 占 (crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle used for divination), below: early/fast 早 (When the (rising 旦) sun 日 is at the marked spot 丶 at the horizon 一, it is still early.)
(Already at breakfast he realized the problem:) The divination came up early that a table would be excellent.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
sticky, adhesive, viscosity, glutinous
nebaru, NEN
Left: rice 米, right: divine 占 (crack 卜 of a turtle shell 口 used for divination)
Rice is good for divination, if it is sticky.  
JLPT -Joyo 7
sticky, paste, adhere
haru, CHŪ
Left: shell/money 貝, right: fortune telling 占 (Crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle from which the fortune was told.)
Money from fortune telling has sth. sticky.  

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