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しめる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to occupy; to hold
2. to account for; to make up; to take up
Alt. forms
占しめる
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しめる
Pitch accent
し
め
る
Conjugations...
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to buy up
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
2 more...
Examples (10 in total)
He occupies a prominent position in the firm.
Books occupy most of his room.
Sometimes reading took up half his time.
We took a good place to see the parade.
Land occupies the minor portion of the earth's surface.
Work is a very important part of life in the United States.
They make up about 12.5 percent of the total population.
Advertising makes up about 7% of this company's expenses.
Foreign workers make up 30% of his company.
Chemical products account for approximately two-thirds of our exports.