占拠|せんきょsenkyo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verboccupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
   反乱軍はんらんぐんは放送局ほうそうきょくを占拠せんきょした。↗

   The rebels have captured the broadcasting station.

• Synonym占領せんりょうNeutralUsed for troops occupying territory, and also for having a seat or room to yourself; 「占拠」 usually means forcibly holding a building and keeping others out.
• Synonym占有せんゆうNeutralPossessing something exclusively as one's own; also a legal term, as in 「占有権」. It does not necessarily involve forcibly occupying a place.
• Synonym乗っ取るのっとるNeutralThe verb form: hijacking a plane or forcibly taking over a company or account; the emphasis is on seizing control, not on holding a location.
• Related乗っ取りのっとりNeutralA noun for hijacking a vehicle or seizing control of an organization; the focus is on taking control, while 「占拠」 is about holding a place.
• Related侵略しんりゃくNeutralA state invading another's sovereignty or territory; large in scale and condemnatory, whereas 「占拠」 can cover small-scale occupation of a spot.
• Related攻め込むせめこむNeutralTo fight one's way into enemy territory; the focus is on the act of attacking, while 「占拠」 is about staying put and holding a place.
• Related侵攻しんこうNeutralTroops pushing into another country's territory; stresses the advance itself, while 「占拠」 stresses control after the place is taken.
• Related侵入しんにゅうNeutralEntering without permission, as in 「住居侵入」; the focus is on getting in, not necessarily on staying and occupying the place long-term.
• Related奪取だっしゅWrittenWritten style: taking something by force, also used in sports, as in 「三振を奪取」; the emphasis is on getting it into your hands.
• Related侵すおかすWrittenA written-style verb for violating territory or rights, also for disease striking; the emphasis is on the harm or infringement.
• Related侵犯しんぱんWrittenWritten style: violating airspace, rights, etc., as in 「領空侵犯」; it stresses crossing a line, not holding a place.
• Related征服せいふくNeutralConquering or subduing, also figuratively mastering a challenge or a peak; the focus is on making the other side submit.
• Related進駐しんちゅうWrittenWritten style: troops entering another country and stationing there, as in 「進駐軍」; a historical, military term.
• Related強奪ごうだつWrittenWritten style: forcibly robbing someone of money, power, etc., as in 「現金強奪」; 「占拠」 takes a place as its object.
• Related攻略こうりゃくNeutralCapturing enemy positions, but nowadays mostly used for beating games or cracking problems, as in 「ゲーム攻略」.
• Related拿捕だほFormalFormal term for capture or seizure, especially a warship detaining a foreign vessel; 「占拠」 takes a place as its object.
• Related攻め入るせめいるNeutralTo invade enemy positions; synonymous with 「攻め込む」, stressing the attack rather than holding the ground.
• Related乗り取るのりとるNeutralTo seize or usurp control; close to 「乗っ取る」 but less commonly used.
• Related討ち入るうちいるWrittenWritten style: storming a mansion or castle to attack, like the Ako ronin's 「討ち入り」; a historical term.
• Antonym解放かいほうNeutralAntonym: releasing or setting free; the opposite of 「占拠」 with its hold on a place and control over it.
• Antonym撤退てったいNeutralAntonym: withdrawing or pulling out; the opposite of 「占拠」 staying put and refusing to leave.

Use 「占拠」 for forcibly holding a building or place and keeping others out, as in 「建物を占拠する」. For troops occupying territory use 「占領」; for hijacking or seizing control of a company or group use 「乗っ取る」. 「攻め込む」, 「侵攻」 and 「侵入」 stress the act of attacking or entering; 「拿捕」, 「奪取」, 「侵犯」, 「進駐」, 「強奪」 and 「討ち入る」 are written or historical terms; the antonyms are 「解放」 and 「撤退」.

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1. ある場所ばしょを自分じぶんのものとして立て籠たてこもり、他人たにんが入はいるのを許ゆるさないこと。