占有|せんゆうsen'yuu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbpossession; occupation; occupancy
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 占有する（せんゆうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 占有します（せんゆうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 占有しない（せんゆうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 占有しません（せんゆうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 占有せず・占有せぬ（せんゆうせず・せんゆうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 占有した（せんゆうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 占有しました（せんゆうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 占有しなかった（せんゆうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 占有しませんでした（せんゆうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 占有して（せんゆうして） |
| Potential | 占有できる（せんゆうできる） |
| Passive | 占有される（せんゆうされる） |
| Causative | 占有させる（せんゆうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 占有させられる（せんゆうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 占有すれば（せんゆうすれば） |
| tara | 占有したら（せんゆうしたら） |
| Volitional | 占有しよう（せんゆうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 占有しましょう（せんゆうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 占有しろ（せんゆうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym占領せんりょうNeutralRefers to occupying another country or hogging seats and space; carries a coercive nuance, while 「占有」 stresses taking something as one's own.
- Synonym保有ほゆうNeutralHolding or retaining something, as in 「核保有国」; stresses continued possession rather than the act of taking exclusive control.
- Synonym所有しょゆうNeutralLegal ownership, as in 「所有者」; focuses on who holds the rights, while 「占有」 is about actual exclusive control.
- Synonym所持しょじNeutralHaving something under one's actual control, including carrying it, as in 「銃刀所持」; stresses actual holding, while 「占有」 stresses exclusive control.
- Synonym領有りょうゆうWrittenFormal written word for holding territory etc. as one's own; used mainly of national territory.
- Synonym占拠せんきょNeutralForcibly occupying and holding a location, as in 「不法占拠」; 「占有」 does not necessarily involve taking a place by force.
- Synonym有するゆうするWrittenWritten-formal verb meaning to have or possess; 「占有」 stresses taking something as one's own under exclusive control.
- Synonym占めるしめるNeutralVerb for taking up a share, position or space; 「占有」 stresses exclusive possession of something as one's own.
- Related持つもつNeutralThe most versatile verb for holding or owning things; 「占有」 is more formal and stresses exclusive control.
- Related擁するようするWrittenWritten-formal verb meaning to possess or to command; 「占有」 stresses exclusive control.
- Related所蔵しょぞうNeutralOwning and keeping items in a collection, as in 「美術館所蔵」; 「占有」 stresses taking something as one's own exclusively.
- Related領するりょうするWrittenWritten and somewhat old-fashioned verb for owning or receiving; 「占有」 stresses exclusive control.
Use 「占有」 for taking something under exclusive control as one's own, as in 「市場占有率」 or 「スペースを占有する」. For legal ownership say 「所有」, for holding or retaining 「保有」, for carrying on one's person 「所持」, and for forcibly holding a place 「占拠」. Among verbs, 「持つ」 is the most versatile, 「占める」 covers shares and positions, and 「有する」「擁する」「領する」 are written-formal.
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