どくせん
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する)
1. monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity
Noun
Verb (する)
2. hogging; keeping to oneself
Pitch accent
くせん
Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
monopolistic
exclusive interview
Examples (4 in total)
Don't let the children monopolize the television.
She has the large house to herself.
The company has a monopoly on the nation's tobacco business.
Though he long dominated the steel industry, he never achieved a complete monopoly.