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Japanese symbol for “intrusion”

Romaji: shinnyuu
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression

In Japanese, intrusion is , read (shinnyuu).

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, vi, vs invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

Kanji and stroke order

encroach, invade, raid
on: シン
kun: おか.す
9 strokes · JLPT 1
enter, insert
on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “intrusion”

WordReadingMeaning
らんにゅう rannyuuintrusion; bursting into; barging into
ちんにゅう chinnyuuintrusion; forced entry
しんしゅつ shinshutsuintrusion
かんにゅう kannyuuintrusion
ふほうしんにゅう fuhoushinnyuutrespassing; intrusion

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しんりゃく shinryakuinvasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
しんがい shingaiinfringement; violation; invasion
しんこう shinkouinvasion
しんしょく shinshokuencroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights)
おかす okasuto invade; to raid; to violate (airspace, etc.)
こうにゅう kounyuupurchase; buying
どうにゅう dounyuuintroduction; bringing in; installation
しゅうにゅう shuunyuuincome; earnings; revenue

See also: Chinese symbol for “intrusion”.

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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