Japanese symbol for “invasion”
侵略
しんりゃく
Romaji: shinryaku
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
In Japanese, invasion is 侵略, read しんりゃく (shinryaku).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
Written forms: 侵略、侵掠. Readings: しんりゃく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “invasion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侵入 | しんにゅう shinnyuu | invasion; incursion; raid |
| 侵攻 | しんこう shinkou | invasion |
| 侵害 | しんがい shingai | infringement; violation; invasion |
| 襲来 | しゅうらい shuurai | invasion; raid; attack |
| 侵食 | しんしょく shinshoku | encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 侵食 | しんしょく shinshoku | encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights) |
| 侵す | おかす okasu | to invade; to raid; to violate (airspace, etc.) |
| 戦略 | せんりゃく senryaku | strategy; tactics |
| 攻略 | こうりゃく kouryaku | capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); conquest |
| 省略 | しょうりゃく shouryaku | omission; leaving out |
See also: Chinese symbol for “invasion”.
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.