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Kanji 占: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 占: fortune-telling, divining, forecasting, occupy, hold, have, get, take

Key takeaways

Kanji 占: fortune-telling, divining, forecasting, occupy, hold, have, get, take. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

占
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Meaning

fortune-tellingdiviningforecastingoccupyholdhavegettake

On reading

セン

Kun reading

し.めるうらな.う

Radical

卜

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 占

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

Kanji structure breakdown

占

Structure breakdown

卜 + 口

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

A fortune teller uses their mouth (口) to speak the results of a divination (卜) and predict the future. This act of 'calling' or marking a spot through a prediction also extends to the meaning of occupying or taking up a space.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

セン
  • 占領せんりょう

    occupation / capture / possession

  • 独占どくせん

    monopoly / exclusive control

Kun reading

し.める
  • 占ううらなう

    to predict / to forecast

  • 占めるしめる

    to comprise / to account for / to occupy

Commonly used words

  • 占領
    せんりょう

    occupation / capture / possession

  • 独占
    どくせん

    monopoly / exclusive control

  • 占う
    うらなう

    to predict / to forecast

  • 占める
    しめる

    to comprise / to account for / to occupy

Example sentences

Example 1

敵が町を占領した。

Translation

The enemy occupied the town.

Example 2

彼は部屋を占領している。

Translation

He has taken possession of the room.

Example 3

あの会社は市場を独占している。

Translation

That company has a monopoly on the market.

Example 4

彼は新しい技術を独占している。

Translation

He has exclusive control over the new technology.

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