占領|せんりょうsenryou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verboccupying; having (an area) all to oneself
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbmilitary occupation; possession; capture; seizure
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 占領する（せんりょうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 占領します（せんりょうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 占領しない（せんりょうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 占領しません（せんりょうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 占領せず・占領せぬ（せんりょうせず・せんりょうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 占領した（せんりょうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 占領しました（せんりょうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 占領しなかった（せんりょうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 占領しませんでした（せんりょうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 占領して（せんりょうして） |
| Potential | 占領できる（せんりょうできる） |
| Passive | 占領される（せんりょうされる） |
| Causative | 占領させる（せんりょうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 占領させられる（せんりょうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 占領すれば（せんりょうすれば） |
| tara | 占領したら（せんりょうしたら） |
| Volitional | 占領しよう（せんりょうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 占領しましょう（せんりょうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 占領しろ（せんりょうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym占拠せんきょNeutralSeizing and holding a place, keeping others out (「建物を占拠する」); typical of protests and standoffs. 「占領」 usually means military occupation or having a place to oneself.
- Synonym占有せんゆうNeutralPossession or holding of something, as in 「市場占有率」; common in legal and economic contexts rather than military ones.
- Synonym乗っ取るのっとるNeutralThe verb form: to hijack or seize control by force (「飛行機を乗っ取る」).
- Related乗っ取りのっとりNeutralA noun for forcibly taking over control, as in a hijacking or hostile takeover (「会社の乗っ取り」).
- Related進駐しんちゅうWrittenWritten word for troops entering and being stationed in another country (「進駐軍」); mostly in historical contexts.
- Related侵略しんりゃくNeutralInvasion or aggression (「侵略戦争」), stressing the unlawful violation of another country's sovereignty.
- Related攻め込むせめこむNeutralA verb for charging into enemy territory (「敵陣に攻め込む」); focuses on the act of attacking rather than holding the ground.
- Related侵攻しんこうNeutralA noun for a military advance into another country (「侵攻作戦」); frequent in news reporting.
- Related侵入しんにゅうNeutralUnlawful entry into an area without permission (「不法侵入」).
- Related奪取だっしゅNeutralSnatching something out of another's hands (「政権奪取」); the emphasis is on taking possession, not on occupying territory.
- Related侵すおかすWrittenA written-style verb for violating or encroaching on territory or rights (「領空を侵す」).
- Related侵犯しんぱんNeutralA noun for violating territory or rights (「領空侵犯」).
- Related征服せいふくNeutralConquest, or mastering something by overcoming it (「エベレストを征服」); goes beyond land to difficulties and achievements.
- Related強奪ごうだつNeutralSeizing something by force (「現金強奪事件」); the stress is on the violent snatching itself rather than on occupying and holding a place.
- Related攻略こうりゃくNeutralCapturing enemy territory by attack, or working through a game strategically (「ゲーム攻略」).
- Related拿捕だほNeutralSeizing a vessel, especially a foreign one (「漁船の拿捕」); mostly seen in news reports.
- Related攻め入るせめいるWrittenTo invade or storm in; same idea as 「攻め込む」 but more written in tone.
- Related乗り取るのりとるNeutralTo seize or take over, much like 「乗っ取る」 but rarely used.
- Related討ち入るうちいるNeutralTo storm a residence or castle (「赤穂浪士の討ち入り」); historical raiding.
- Related鹵獲ろかくWrittenA written, military term for capturing enemy weapons and supplies.
- Related分捕りぶんどりCasualColloquial word for grabbing others' things by force, or the loot itself (「分捕り合戦」).
- Antonym解放かいほうNeutralAntonym: freeing people or places from occupation or control (「人質の解放」).
- Antonym撤退てったいNeutralAntonym: pulling troops out of a position (「軍が撤退する」).
Use 「占領」 for troops occupying an area or for having a place all to yourself (「席を占領する」). For seizing and holding a building, pick 「占拠」; for taking over a company, 「乗っ取り」; for invading another country, 「侵攻」 or 「侵略」. The opposites are 「撤退」 and 「解放」.
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