占領

せんりょう

occupation, possession, have a room to oneself

Also:military occupation

What does 占領 mean?

占領 is a Japanese noun meaning occupation, possession, have a room to oneself in English. It can also be translated as military occupation depending on context. It is written as 占領 in kanji, せんりょう in hiragana, and senryou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この机は場所を占領しすぎる。

This desk takes up too much room.