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Meaning of 占める in Japanese
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占めるJLPT 3
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Kana Readingしめる
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Romajishimeru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to comprise (some part of the whole); to account for; to make up (of)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to hold; to occupy
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Examples of 占める, しめる in a sentence
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Japanese cultured pearls have come to monopolise as much as 60% of the world pearl market.
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Work is a very important part of life in the United States.
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Land occupies the minor portion of the earth's surface.
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The government got their majority at the last election.
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Imported cars account for less than eight percent.
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Books occupy most of his room.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 占める
- Plain Polite
- 占めます
- Negative
- 占めない
- Negative Polite
- 占めません
Past
- Plain
- 占めた
- Plain Polite
- 占めました
- Negative
- 占めなかった
- Negative Polite
- 占めませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 占めて
- Plain Polite
- 占めまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 占められる
- Plain Polite
- 占められます
- Negative
- 占められない
- Negative Polite
- 占められません
Related Kanji
占
JLPT 2
5 strokes
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting, occupy, hold, have, get, take
On'Yomi: セン
Kun'Yomi: し.める, うらな.う