Japanese symbol for “encroachment”
侵食
しんしょく
Romaji: shinshoku
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights)
In Japanese, encroachment is 侵食, read しんしょく (shinshoku).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights)
- n, vs, vt erosion; corrosion (geol)
Written forms: 侵食、侵蝕. Readings: しんしょく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “encroachment”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侵害 | しんがい shingai | infringement; violation; invasion |
| 蚕食 | さんしょく sanshoku | encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion |
| 食い込み | くいこみ kuikomi | inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); eating into (e.g. an opponent's electoral base) |
| 入冦 | にゅうこう nyuukou | invasion; encroachment |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侵略 | しんりゃく shinryaku | invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression |
| 侵入 | しんにゅう shinnyuu | invasion; incursion; raid |
| 侵害 | しんがい shingai | infringement; violation; invasion |
| 侵攻 | しんこう shinkou | invasion |
| 侵す | おかす okasu | to invade; to raid; to violate (airspace, etc.) |
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner) |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
| 食べ物 | たべもの tabemono | food |
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