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

occupation (e.g. of territory)
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 15734 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

占拠地

せんきょち

occupied territory

ウォールストリートを占拠せよ

うぉーるすとりーとをせんきょせよ

Occupy Wall Street (protest movement, 2011-)

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

兵士たちが建物を占拠した。

The soldiers occupied the building.

反乱軍は放送局を占拠した。

The rebels have captured the broadcasting station.