Word Meaning 占拠

せんきょ senkyo

占拠 is read as せんきょ (senkyo) and means occupation (e.g. of territory).

Meaning

English

  1. occupation (e.g. of territory)
  2. exclusive possession

Reading

Kana

せんきょ

Romaji

senkyo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 15891 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

占拠地

せんきょち

occupied territory

ウォール街を占拠せよ

うぉーるがいをせんきょせよ

Occupy Wall Street (protest movement, 2011-)

占領統治

せんりょうとうち

rule of an occupying power

占有率

せんゆうりつ

occupancy (rate)

証拠

しょうこ

evidence

根拠

こんきょ

base (of operations)

本拠

ほんきょ

stronghold

準拠

じゅんきょ

basis

論拠

ろんきょ

grounds of an argument

確たる証拠

かくたるしょうこ

certain evidence

依拠

いきょ

dependence

Example Sentences

2

The soldiers occupied the building.

The rebels have captured the broadcasting station.