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    3. 牛耳る

    牛耳る

    牛ぎゅう耳じる​

    to control

    KMT10News #44+1Verb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab11 strokes

    ぎゅうじる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to control, to take the lead in, to have under one's thumb

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはそのグループを牛ぎゅう耳じっている。

    He controls that group.

    KMT8Business & FinanceDaily Life
    その会かい社しゃは市いち場ばの大だい部ぶ分ぶんを牛ぎゅう耳じっている。

    That company controls a large portion of the market.

    KMT10Business & Finance
    彼かれは裏うらで政せい治じを牛ぎゅう耳じろうと画かく策さくしている。

    He is scheming to control politics from behind the scenes.

    KMT10Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    彼かれのリーダーシップにより、そのプロジェクトは彼かれが牛ぎゅう耳じることになった。

    Due to his leadership, he ended up controlling that project.

    KMT10Business & FinanceWork & Career
    巨きょ大だい企き業ぎょうがメディア業ぎょう界かいを牛ぎゅう耳じることで、情じょう報ほうの多た様よう性せいが失うしなわれる可か能のう性せいがある。

    By a giant corporation controlling the media industry, there is a possibility that diversity of information will be lost.

    KMT10Business & FinanceTechnologyPolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    牛
    うし…(3)
    cow
    Kanji
    耳
    みみ…(2)
    ear
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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