Kanji

占

fortune-telling, divining, forecasting, occupy, hold, have, get, take

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

卜部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しめる, うらなう

Nanori (Name Reading)

うら, しめ

Common Readings

セン, うらな…う, し…める

Example sentences

占い うらない
彼女は毎朝、テレビの占いをチェックしている。

She checks her fortune on TV every morning.

吉 きち
占いの結果は吉と出た。

The fortune-telling result came out as 'good luck'.

占める しめる
会員の半分以上を女性が占めている。

Women account for more than half of the members.

漢民族 かんみんぞく
漢民族は中国の人口の大部分を占めている。

The Han Chinese make up the majority of China's population.

独占 どくせん
彼女は世界中の注目を独占している。

She is hogging the attention of the whole world.

得隴望蜀 とくろうぼうしょく
利益が出たのに、さらに独占まで求めるのは得隴望蜀だ。

Although a profit had already appeared, trying to seek a monopoly as well is insatiable greed.

独り占め ひとりじめ
彼は大きなケーキを独り占めした。

He kept the large cake all to himself.

占拠 せんきょ
デモ隊が広場を占拠し、通行が妨げられた。

Protesters occupied the square, and passage was blocked.

占領 せんりょう
敵軍は首都を占領し、戒厳令を敷いた。

The enemy army occupied the capital and imposed martial law.

占い師 うらないし
彼女は有名な占い師に将来を占ってもらった。

She had her future told by a famous fortune teller.

Example Vocabulary

占い

うらない

fortune-telling; divination

占める

しめる

to occupy; to hold; to account for

独占

どくせん

to monopolize; to hog

独り占め

ひとりじめ

monopolizing; having all to oneself

占拠

せんきょ

occupation; possession; seizure; taking control of a place

占領

せんりょう

occupation; capture; possession

占い師

うらないし

fortune teller; diviner

占う

うらなう

to forecast; to predict; to tell a fortune

独占欲

どくせんよく

買い占める

かいしめる

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