Japanese symbol for “invasive”
侵襲的
しんしゅうてき
Romaji: shinshuuteki
invasive
In Japanese, invasive is 侵襲的, read しんしゅうてき (shinshuuteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na invasive (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “invasive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 観血的 | かんけつてき kanketsuteki | surgical; invasive (procedure); open |
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.) |
| 襲撃 | しゅうげき shuugeki | (surprise) attack; assault; raid |
| 襲う | おそう osou | to attack; to assail; to make an assault |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “invasive”.
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.