Japanese symbol for “osmosis”
浸透
しんとう
Romaji: shintou
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread; penetration (e.g. into a market)
In Japanese, osmosis is 浸透, read しんとう (shintou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread; penetration (e.g. into a market); pervasion
- n, vi, vs permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; percolation
- n, vi, vs osmosis (chem, biol)
Written forms: 浸透、滲透. Readings: しんとう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “osmosis”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浸透性 | しんとうせい shintousei | osmosis; permeability |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浸かる | つかる tsukaru | to be submerged; to be soaked |
| 浸水 | しんすい shinsui | inundation; submersion; flood |
| 浸る | ひたる hitaru | to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged |
| 浸食 | しんしょく shinshoku | erosion; corrosion |
| 水浸し | みずびたし mizubitashi | submersion; inundation; being flooded |
| 透明 | とうめい toumei | transparent; clear |
| 不透明 | ふとうめい futoumei | opaque; obscure; murky |
| 透視 | とうし toushi | seeing through |
See also: Chinese symbol for “osmosis”.
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