Word Meaning 侵食

しんしょく shinshoku

侵食 is read as しんしょく (shinshoku) and means encroachment.

Meaning

English

  1. encroachment
  2. erosion
  3. corrosion

Reading

Kana

しんしょく

Romaji

shinshoku

Writing Variants

  • 侵蝕 しんしょく shinshoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 9225 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

差別侵食

さべつしんしょく

differential erosion

土壌侵食

どじょうしんしょく

soil erosion

海岸侵食

かいがんしんしょく

coastal erosion

侵食輪廻

しんしょくりんね

erosion cycle

侵入

しんにゅう

invasion

侵略

しんりゃく

invasion (e.g. of a country)

侵す

おかす

to infringe

侵害

しんがい

infringement

侵攻

しんこう

invasion

侵犯

しんぱん

violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.)

侵入軍

しんにゅうぐん

invading army

侵入検知システム

しんにゅうけんちしすてむ

Intrusion Detection System

Example Sentences

3

かれはすこしずつしんしょくしていった。

He gradually encroached.

Rust is gradually eating into the metal parts.

Wetland habitats serve essential functions in an ecosystem, including acting as water filters, providing flood and erosion control, and furnishing food and homes for fish and wildlife.