席せっ巻けん

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席巻する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	席せっ巻けんする	席せっ巻けんしない
Polite	席せっ巻けんします	席せっ巻けんしません
Past polite	席せっ巻けんしました	席せっ巻けんしませんでした
Past	席せっ巻けんした	席せっ巻けんしなかった
Te-form	席せっ巻けんして	席せっ巻けんしないで
Desire	席せっ巻けんしたい	席せっ巻けんしたくない
Potential	席せっ巻けんできる	席せっ巻けんできない
Passive	席せっ巻けんされる	席せっ巻けんされない
Causative	席せっ巻けんさせる	席せっ巻けんさせない
Causative passive	席せっ巻けんさせられる	席せっ巻けんさせられない
Volitional	席せっ巻けんしよう
Polite volitional	席せっ巻けんしましょう
Imperative	席せっ巻けんしろ	席せっ巻けんするな
Conditional	席せっ巻けんすれば	席せっ巻けんしなければ
Tara conditional	席せっ巻けんしたら	席せっ巻けんしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

sweep over; conquer; overwhelm

Describes a powerful force or trend that rapidly spreads across an area, market, or field, leaving little room for competitors. Often used in news and business contexts.

その新しん製せい品ひんは市し場じょうを席せっ巻けんした。
The new product swept the market.
彼かれのチームはリーグを席せっ巻けんしている。
His team is dominating the league.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉を席せっ巻けんするto sweep over/dominate (a market, industry, region, etc.)
そのブランドは瞬またたく間まに世せ界かい市し場じょうを席せっ巻けんした。
That brand swept over the global market in no time.
〈事こと〉が〈場ば所しょ〉を席せっ巻けんするfor a trend or phenomenon to sweep across an area
そのブームが若わか者もの文ぶん化かを席せっ巻けんしている。
That craze is sweeping across youth culture.

Kanji

席seat, mat, occasion
巻scroll, volume, book
捲roll, wind, coil

Related words

制せい覇は
制覇 means to conquer or dominate, often used for winning championships, while 席巻 emphasizes the sweeping, rapid manner of taking over a market or area.
独どく占せんN1
独占 describes the resulting state of exclusive possession or monopoly, whereas 席巻 focuses on the dynamic process of sweeping across and overwhelming a field.
支し配はいN3
支配 is a broad, neutral word for control or rule over something, while 席巻 specifically implies a fast, forceful spread that overwhelms rivals.
圧あっ倒とうN1
圧倒 means to overwhelm or overpower, often one-on-one or in a single moment, while 席巻 describes overwhelming an entire area, market, or field over time.

Written forms

席せっ巻けんUsage80%
Standard modern spelling. The kanji 巻 is the common form for 'roll up' or 'sweep'.
席せっ捲けんUsage19%
Older variant using 捲, which also means 'roll up' but is less common in modern Japanese. Still seen in some literary or historical contexts.
せっけんUsage1%

Etymology

From the image of rolling up a mat (席) and sweeping everything away. The literal meaning is 'to roll up the seats/mats', which evolved into the figurative sense of sweeping over or conquering an area.