# 占 fortune teller/ occupy

(katakana toe) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★☆☆☆
5 strokes
JERK

## Onyomi

SEN |

## Mnemonic

| SEND for a fortune teller, whose mouth will tell the future of my toe.

## Kunyomi

うらな*い | fortune-telling ★★☆☆☆
し＊める | to occupy or seize. I'm sitting in this seat so you can't sit in this seat. Or, to account for, as in: "When asked if they prefer Frankenstein as president,the "YESes" accounted for 45% of the answers.") ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

独占(どくせん) | monopoly ★☆☆☆☆ 独 (solitary) + 占 (fortune teller/ occupy) = 独占 (monopoly)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
占 | fortune teller/ occupy | MOUTH | 口
貞 | chastity | SHELL | 貝
偵 | detective | PERSON | 人

She tells the fortune with her MOUTH.
The sea SHELL was chaste - it reproduced asexually.
A detective is a PERSON you hire to check the chastity of your daughter or spouse.

## Used In

- 点
- 粘
- 店

## Synonyms

dominate, have supremacy over 至上 覇権 制覇 独占的