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Japanese symbol for “occupancy”

Romaji: sen'yuu
possession; occupation; occupancy

In Japanese, occupancy is , read (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

  1. n, vs, vt possession; occupation; occupancy

Kanji and stroke order

fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
on: セン
kun: し.める、うらな.う
5 strokes · JLPT 2
possess, have, exist
on: ユウ、ウ
kun: あ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “occupancy”

WordReadingMeaning
せんゆうりつ sen'yuuritsuoccupancy (rate); share (e.g. of market)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
どくせん dokusenmonopoly; monopolization; exclusivity
せんりょう senryouoccupying; having (an area) all to oneself
うらない uranaifortune-telling; divination
うらないし uranaishidiviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
ひとりじめ hitorijimehogging; having all to oneself; monopolising
ある aruto be; to exist; to live
ゆうめい yuumeifamous; well-known
しょゆう shoyuupossession; 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.

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