Word Meaning 占領

せんりょう senryou

占領 is read as せんりょう (senryou) and means occupying.

Meaning

English

occupying
having (an area) all to oneself
military occupation
possession
capture
seizure

Reading

Kana

せんりょう

Romaji

senryou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 撤退 Rank 2798 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

占領軍

せんりょうぐん

occupation forces

占領地帯

せんりょうちたい

occupied zone

占領者

せんりょうしゃ

occupier

軍事占領

ぐんじせんりょう

military occupation

占領統治

せんりょうとうち

rule of an occupying power

保障占領

ほしょうせんりょう

protective occupation (of a country)

被占領国

ひせんりょうこく

occupied country

被占領期

ひせんりょうき

occupation period (e.g. post-WWII period during which the Allies occupied Japan)

占い

うらない

fortune-teller

Example Sentences

その都市は1664年にイギリス人に占領された。

The city was taken by the English in 1664.