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    3. 占める

    占める

    占しめ​る​

    to occupy

    N3KMT7CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab8 strokes

    しめる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to occupy, to hold
    2.
    to account for, to make up, to take up

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    その椅い子すは多おおくのスペースを占しめています。

    That chair takes up a lot of space.

    KMT5Daily LifeHome & Housing
    この地ち域いきは、国くにの総そう人じん口こうの約やくパーセント10%を占しめている。

    This region accounts for about 10% of the country's total population.

    KMT7Daily LifePolitics & Law
    彼かの女じょの仕し事ごとは、彼かの女じょの生せい活かつの大だい部ぶ分ぶんを占しめている。

    Her job occupies a large part of her life.

    KMT7Daily LifeWork & Career
    この会かい社しゃは市いち場ばの大おおきなシェアを占しめている。

    This company holds a large share of the market.

    KMT7Business & FinanceDaily Life
    彼かれは会かい議ぎで重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを占しめていた。

    He held an important role in the meeting.

    KMT8Work & CareerDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    占
    し.める・うらな.う…(4)
    fortune-telling・divining・forecasting・occupy・hold…(3)
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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