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しめる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to account for; to make up; to take up
Voices of anxiety account for the majority.
2. to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.)
What occupies the space against the north wall is a bed.
3. to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind); to grip (e.g. one's heart)
For some reason, that smile has been occupying my mind since that day.
4. to gain; to secure; to obtain; to win
Alt. forms
占しめる
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しめる
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to buy up
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Examples (21 in total)
Voices of anxiety account for the majority.
What occupies the space against the north wall is a bed.
The only thing occupying my mind is regret.
For a brief moment, silence filled the room.
He occupies a prominent position in the firm.
They make up about 12.5 percent of the total population.
Books occupy most of his room.
Foreign workers make up 30% of his company.
Muscles make up a large portion of the human body weight, after all.
Sometimes reading took up half his time.
Medical ones seem to make up the majority.
We took a good place to see the parade.
In recent years, two anxieties have occupied his mind.
Land occupies the minor portion of the earth's surface.
Japan occupies a major position in the world economy.
Advertising makes up about 7% of this company's expenses.
Chemical products account for approximately two-thirds of our exports.
His appearance, his voice, and everything about him occupied her heart.
For some reason, that smile has been occupying my mind since that day.
That corner was already occupied by a group of people who appeared to be newspaper club members.
Work is a very important part of life in the United States.