Vocab Info

N3 る-verb, Transitive verb

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

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to occupy, to hold

    2. る-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.

      • N3

      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.

      • N3

      (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.

      • N3

      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.

      • N2
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