Word Meaning 占める

しめる shimeru

占める is read as しめる (shimeru) and means to occupy.

Meaning

English

  1. to occupy
  2. to hold
  3. to account for
  4. to make up
  5. to take up

Reading

Kana

しめる

Romaji

shimeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 15361 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

占領

せんりょう

occupying

占い

うらない

fortune-teller

占う

うらなう

to predict

占有

せんゆう

possession

占師

うらないし

diviner

占星術

せんせいじゅつ

astrology

占領地

せんりょうち

occupied territory

占領下

せんりょうか

being under military occupation

占領地域

せんりょうちいき

occupation zone

占取権

せんしゅけん

right of preoccupancy

占領軍

せんりょうぐん

occupation forces

占子

しめこ

rabbit

Example Sentences

1

うりあげのさんわりをかいがいがしめる。

Overseas sales account for thirty percent of total sales.