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    3. 味を占める

    味を占める

    味あじを​占しめ​る​

    to be encouraged by initial success

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab19 strokes

    味をしめる

    あじをしめる

    Verb

    1.
    to be encouraged by initial success, to get a taste for, to yearn for more
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    味
    あじ・あじ.わう…(1)
    flavor・taste
    Kanji
    占
    し.める・うらな.う…(4)
    fortune-telling・divining・forecasting・occupy・hold…(3)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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