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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

独どく占せん

dokusen

monopoly

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは独占どくせんに反対はんたいしていた。

    He was opposed to monopolies.

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  2. 同社どうしゃは国くにのタバコ業ぎょうを独占どくせんしている。

    The company has a monopoly on the nation’s tobacco business.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 独占どくせん販売権はんばいけんを持もっております。

    We have the exclusive right to sell them.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 独占

  • 独single; aloneOnドク・トクKunひとり
  • 占fortune-telling; diviningOnセンKunしめる・うらなう

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