Word Meaning 浸透

しんとう shintou

浸透 is read as しんとう (shintou) and means osmosis.

Meaning

English

  1. osmosis
  2. permeation (of a liquid, etc.)
  3. soaking
  4. percolation
  5. permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.)
  6. infiltration (e.g. of ideas)
  7. spread
  8. penetration (e.g. into a market)

Reading

Kana

しんとう

Romaji

shintou

Writing Variants

  • 滲透 しんとう shintou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 16606 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

浸透探傷検査

しんとうたんしょうけんさ

penetrant inspection

浸透性

しんとうせい

osmosis

浸透度

しんとうど

degree of penetration

浸透印

しんとういん

self-inking rubber stamp

浸透圧

しんとうあつ

osmotic pressure

市場浸透

しじょうしんとう

market penetration

化学浸透

かがくしんとう

chemiosmosis

化学浸透圧説

かがくしんとうあつせつ

chemiosmotic hypothesis

低浸透圧

ていしんとうあつ

hypoosmolality

逆浸透膜

ぎゃくしんとうまく

reverse osmosis membrane

浸る

ひたる

to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.)

浸す

ひたす

to moisten

Example Sentences

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It took a long time for Japanese imports to penetrate the American consumer markets.

It is a prevalent belief, according to a nationwide poll in the United States, that Muslims are linked with terrorism.