Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 占有する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 占せん 有ゆう する 占せん 有ゆう しない Polite 占せん 有ゆう します 占せん 有ゆう しません Past polite 占せん 有ゆう しました 占せん 有ゆう しませんでした Past 占せん 有ゆう した 占せん 有ゆう しなかった Te-form 占せん 有ゆう して 占せん 有ゆう しないで Desire 占せん 有ゆう したい 占せん 有ゆう したくない Potential 占せん 有ゆう できる 占せん 有ゆう できない Passive 占せん 有ゆう される 占せん 有ゆう されない Causative 占せん 有ゆう させる 占せん 有ゆう させない Causative passive 占せん 有ゆう させられる 占せん 有ゆう させられない Volitional 占せん 有ゆう しよう Polite volitional 占せん 有ゆう しましょう Imperative 占せん 有ゆう しろ 占せん 有ゆう するな Conditional 占せん 有ゆう すれば 占せん 有ゆう しなければ Tara conditional 占せん 有ゆう したら 占せん 有ゆう しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 占せん 有ゆう する to occupy/possess something (e.g. market share, resources)
That company occupies half of the market.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 を 占せん 有ゆう する to take up/occupy a place for oneself
He was occupying the train seat all by himself.
Kanji 占 fortune-telling, divining, forecasting Related words· 7 所有 emphasizes legal ownership rights, while 占有 emphasizes actual physical control or occupancy regardless of legal title.
占拠 implies forcibly or defiantly taking over a place (e.g., a sit-in), whereas 占有 is a neutral term for holding or occupying something.
独占 stresses monopolizing something so no one else can access it, while 占有 simply means holding or controlling it, exclusively or not.
占有する emphasizes legal or exclusive possession of a place or thing, while 占める is broader and can describe simply occupying space or a position.
Show 3 more Show fewer 占有 is a legal or technical term for exclusive possession, while 独り占め is the everyday word for greedily keeping something for oneself.
占有 stresses exclusive control or occupation of something (often in a legal dispute sense), while 保有 simply means holding or retaining without implying exclusivity.
占有 emphasizes physical occupation or control of a space, while 領有 stresses formal or political ownership of territory.
Don't confuse with 専有 (same reading) means using something exclusively for oneself (e.g., 専有面積 ), while 占有 refers to physically holding or controlling something, which need not be exclusive.
占有 refers to legal or personal possession of an object or right, while 占領 specifically implies taking control of a physical place, often by force.
Word family right of possession
occupancy rate; market share
possessor; occupant; occupier
unlawful possession; illegal occupation
bona fide possession; possession in good faith
mala fide possession; possession in bad faith
Etymology Compound of 占 (sen, 'to occupy') and 有 (yū, 'to possess'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning of holding or occupying something.
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