独占|どくせんdokusen[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbmonopoly; monopolization; exclusivity
   彼かれは独占どくせんに反対はんたいしていた。↗

   He was opposed to monopolies.
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbhogging; keeping to oneself
   女の子おんなのこが父親ちちおやの愛情あいじょうを独占どくせんしたいと思おもい、母親ははおやを競争きょうそう者しゃとみなしがちであった。↗

   The girl wanted to monopolize her father's affection and tended to view her mother as a competitor.

• Synonym独り占めひとりじめNeutralAn individual or single organization having something all to themselves, e.g. 「お菓子を独り占め」; common in speech, while 「独占」 is more formal and also covers market monopoly.
• SynonymモノポリーNeutralLoanword for monopoly or exclusive sales rights, also the name of the board game; rare in everyday use — 「独占」 is the usual word.
• Related寡占かせんWrittenOligopoly — a market controlled by a few firms, as in 「寡占市場」; a formal economics term, not about hogging things personally.
• Related丸取りまるどりNeutralTaking everything without leaving any, i.e. sweeping the lot; colloquial in flavor and not often used.
• Related壟断ろうだんWrittenWritten-style word for monopolizing profits; has an old, literary flavor and is rare in modern use.
• Antonym共有きょうゆうNeutralJoint ownership or sharing among several people, e.g. 「情報を共有」; the opposite of keeping something to oneself.
• Antonym分配ぶんぱいWrittenDividing something up and distributing it among people, e.g. 「利益の分配」; a written word, the opposite of monopolizing.
• Antonym開放かいほうWrittenOpening something up to the public, e.g. 「市場開放」; a written word, the opposite of monopolizing and keeping things closed.

Use 「独占」 for sole possession or market monopoly, as in 「独占禁止法」「独占インタビュー」. For casually hogging something, say 「独り占め」; for a market controlled by a few firms, 「寡占」. To share or open up, use 「共有」 or 「開放」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 独ひとりだけで占有せんゆうすること。
2. 生産せいさんと市場しじょうを支配しはいして、利益りえきを独ひとりだけで占有せんゆうすること。
3. 売り手うりて又または買い手かいての主体しゅたいが一人ひとりであり、価格かかくの形成けいせいが一方いっぽうによりなされる経済けいざい状態じょうたい。一般いっぱんには売り手うりて独占どくせんの場合ばあいを言ゆう。