Japanese symbol for “occupancy”
占有
せんゆう
Romaji: sen'yuu
possession; occupation; occupancy
In Japanese, occupancy is 占有, read せんゆう (sen'yuu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt possession; occupation; occupancy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “occupancy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 占有率 | せんゆうりつ sen'yuuritsu | occupancy (rate); share (e.g. of market) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 独占 | どくせん dokusen | monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity |
| 占領 | せんりょう senryou | occupying; having (an area) all to oneself |
| 占い | うらない uranai | fortune-telling; divination |
| 占い師 | うらないし uranaishi | diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer |
| 独り占め | ひとりじめ hitorijime | hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising |
| 有る | ある aru | to be; to exist; to live |
| 有名 | ゆうめい yuumei | famous; well-known |
| 所有 | しょゆう shoyuu | possession; ownership |
See also: Chinese symbol for “occupancy”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.