How to say "occupancy" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 占有せんゆうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers occupancy as the act or state of holding or occupying something, alongside its senses of possession and occupation. Choose this for occupancy itself, not for any measured rate or percentage.
- 占有率せんゆうりつnounCovers occupancy only as a rate or proportion, an occupancy rate, and also means share, as of a market. Use this when the English refers to a percentage, not the act of occupying.
Use 占有 for occupancy as the act or state of possessing or occupying something; use 占有率 when you mean a measured rate or share, such as an occupancy rate or market share.
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