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N3 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

()めるto occupy, to hold, to account for, to make up, to take up

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to occupy, to hold

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to account for, to make up, to take up

    All Forms

    占める 【しめる】

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    Examples

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      ベッドが部屋(へや)(なな)(わり)()ています。

      The bed occupies seventy percent of the room.

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      その作家(さっか)今年(ことし)(よっ)つの(しょう)一人(ひとり)()ていた。

      That writer took up the spot for four awards this year themselves.

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      (げん)社長(しゃちょう)がトップの()()めるようになってから経営(けいえい)好調(こうちょう)です。

      Since the current president took the top position, the company's management has been doing well.

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      日本(にほん)(ほか)主要(しゅよう)(こく)同様(どうよう)に、国際(こくさい)経済(けいざい)(なか)重要(じゅうよう)役割(やくわり)()ているそうです。

      Japan, like other major countries, occupies an important role in the international economy.

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      滋賀(しが)(けん)中央(ちゅうおう)()()ている琵琶湖(びわこ)は、様々(さまざま)都市(とし)伝説(でんせつ)(てき)(うわさ)舞台(ぶたい)となっています。

      Lake Biwa, which takes up the central part of Shiga Prefecture, serves as a backdrop for various urban legends and rumors.

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