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占める
しめる
N3
ichidan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to take up
2
to account for
3
to make up
4
to occupy (a place, position, etc.)
5
to hold (a rank, seat, etc.)
6
to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.)
7
to weigh (on one's mind)
8
to grip (e.g. one's heart)
Example sentence
他の物が漁夫の利を占める。
Someone else profits from the situation.
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Kanji in this word
占
Fortune-telling, Divining, Forecasting
5 strokes
More words with
占
独占
どくせん ·
monopoly
N1
占う
うらなう ·
to predict
N2
買い占め
かいしめ ·
buying up of goods
寡占
かせん ·
oligopoly
占拠
せんきょ ·
occupation
買い占める
かいしめる ·
to buy up
占い
うらない ·
fortune-telling
占領
せんりょう ·
occupation
N1
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