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占める しめる N3

  1. to account for; to make up; to take up
  2. to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (a place, position, etc.)
  3. to grip (e.g. one's heart); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
  4. to gain; to obtain; to secure; to win

買い占める かいしめる

  1. to buy up

味を占める あじをしめる

  1. to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more

座を占める ざをしめる

  1. to sit; to take a seat
  2. to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)

王座を占める おうざをしめる

  1. to occupy the throne; to sit on the royal throne
  2. to be at the top; to hold the premier position; to win a championship
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