占有

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 占有 is read as せんゆう and functions as a noun or with する for exclusive use or physical occupation of space.
• Basic usage: Mark the occupied object or area with を, as in 共有机を占有する and 倉庫の大部分を占有する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Exclusive use and occupied space
  • With a shared desk the issue is one person's monopoly; with machinery the focus is the physical area it takes up.
• Occupier and occupied area
  • 古い機械が identifies what occupies the space, while 倉庫の大部分を identifies the area occupied.