Vocab Info
N3 る-verb, Transitive verb
占めるto occupy, to hold, to account for, to make up, to take up
Dictionary Definition
Common
る-verb, Transitive verb
1.
to occupy, to hold
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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ベッドが部屋の七割を占めています。
The bed occupies seventy percent of the room.
- N3
その作家は今年の四つの賞を一人で占めていた。
That writer took up the spot for four awards this year themselves.
- N3
現社長がトップの座を占めるようになってから経営は好調です。
Since the current president took the top position, the company's management has been doing well.
- N3
日本は他の主要国と同様に、国際経済の中で重要な役割を占めているそうです。
Japan, like other major countries, occupies an important role in the international economy.
- N3
滋賀県の中央部を占めている琵琶湖は、様々な都市伝説的な噂の舞台となっています。
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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