Word details

独り占め

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 独り占め.

Dictionary

Entry

独り占めひとり占め一人占めとりじめNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #10457
1

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

Examples
彼はこの広い部屋を独り占めしている。
He has this large room to himself.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

single, alone, spontaneously, Germany

9 strokesFrequency 365JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ドクトク

Kun

ひと.り

Nanori

どいつどっ

fortune-telling, divining, forecasting, occupy, hold, have, get, take

5 strokesFrequency 694JLPT N2Grade 8

On

セン

Kun

し.めるうらな.う

Nanori

うらしむじめ

one, one radical (no.1)

1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1

On

イチイツ

Kun

ひと-ひと.つ

Nanori

かずいっいるかつかづてんはじめひとつまこと

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

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