せんりょう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. occupying; having (an area) all to oneself
2. military occupation; possession; capture; seizure
Kanji used
fortune-telling
territory
Pitch accent
んりょう
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Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
occupied territory
occupation forces; occupation army
being under military occupation
occupier; occupying forces
rule of an occupying power
protective occupation (of a country)
occupation period (e.g. post-WWII period during which the Allies occupied Japan)
Examples (5 in total)
The enemy occupied the fort.
The armed forces occupied the entire territory.
This desk takes up too much room.