Meanings
Verb (1-dan)
1. 場所や空間などを占有する。
2. 該当する人・物・意見などが、全体のうちのある割合をとる。
3. 多く不道徳なことがらについて、うまみを知る。
「味をしめる」の形で
4. ことがうまくいくさま。感動詞的にも用いる。
「しめた」の形で
Kanji used
fortune-telling
Pitch accent
Top 3100
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
Examples (10 in total)
He occupies a prominent position in the firm.
Books occupy most of his room.
Sometimes reading took up half his time.
We took a good place to see the parade.
Land occupies the minor portion of the earth's surface.
Work is a very important part of life in the United States.
They make up about 12.5 percent of the total population.
Advertising makes up about 7% of this company's expenses.
Foreign workers make up 30% of his company.
Chemical products account for approximately two-thirds of our exports.