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占める (しめる) — to take up | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

占める

しめる

N3

ichidan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to take up
2to account for
3to make up
4to occupy (a place, position, etc.)
5to hold (a rank, seat, etc.)
6to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.)
7to weigh (on one's mind)
8to grip (e.g. one's heart)

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占Fortune-telling, Divining, Forecasting5 strokes

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