- 1. [v1, vt] to occupy; to hold
- 2. [v1, vt] to account for; to make up; to take up
Kanji in this word
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占
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting, occupy, hold, have, get, takeOn: セン (sen)Kun: し.める (shi.meru)、 うらな.う (urana.u)
Example Sentences
ある研究によれば、ガンによる女性の死亡数の中では肺がんが１７％を占めている。
aru kenkyuu niyoreba , gan niyoru josei no shibou kazu no naka deha hai ganga 1 7 % wo shime teiru .
A study shows lung cancer accounts for 17% of women's cancer deaths.
ギャンブルで味を占めるとなかなか止められない。
gyanburu de ajiwo shime rutonakanaka yamera renai .
Once you get the taste for gambling, it's hard to give it up.