しめる – Vocabulary details

しめる

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

1. to account for; to make up; to take up

不ふ安あんの声こえが大たい半はんを占しめている。Voices of anxiety account for the majority.

2. to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.)

北きたの壁かべ際ぎわを占しめるのはベッド。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)

その笑えみが、あの日ひからなぜか頭あたまの中なかを占しめている。For some reason, that smile has been occupying my mind since that day.

4. to gain; to secure; to obtain; to win

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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

to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)

to occupy the throne; to sit on the royal throne; to be at the top; to hold the premier position; to win a championship

不ふ安あんの声こえが大たい半はんをしめている。

Voices of anxiety account for the majority.

北きたの壁かべ際ぎわをしめるのはベッド。

What occupies the space against the north wall is a bed.

頭あたまの中なかをしめるのは後こう悔かいの気き持もちのみ。

The only thing occupying my mind is regret.

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