Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to occupy, to hold.
  2. to account for, to make up, to take up.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
占める しめる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
うらな.う セン し.める (7th, N2)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)