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    3. 独り占め

    独り占め

    独ひとり​占じめ​

    hogging

    KMT9News #32+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ひとり占め一人占め

    ひとりじめ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    hogging, having all to oneself, monopolising, monopolizing

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    彼かれはいつもおもちゃを独ひとり占じめする。

    He always hogs the toys.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは美お味いしいケーキを独ひとり占じめして食 べた。

    She ate the delicious cake all by herself.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFood & Dining
    弟おとうとがゲーム機きを独ひとり占じめして、喧けん嘩かになった。

    My younger brother hogged the game console, and we fought.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFamily & RelationshipsGames
    彼かれは彼かの女じょの愛あいを独ひとり占じめしたいと願ねがっていた。

    He wished to monopolize her love.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    資し源げんの独ひとり占じめは、国こく際さい社しゃ会かいにおいて深しん刻こくな問もん題だいを引ひき起おこす可か能のう性せいがある。

    Monopolizing resources can cause serious problems in the international community.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyPolitics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    独
    ひと.り…(4)
    single・alone・spontaneously・Germany
    Kanji
    占
    し.める・うらな.う…(4)
    fortune-telling・divining・forecasting・occupy・hold…(3)
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
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