Word Meaning 浸食

しんしょく shinshoku

浸食 is read as しんしょく (shinshoku) and means erosion.

Meaning

English

  1. erosion
  2. corrosion

Reading

Kana

しんしょく

Romaji

shinshoku

Writing Variants

  • 浸蝕 しんしょく shinshoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 9561 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

土壌浸食

どじょうしんしょく

soil erosion

浸食輪廻

しんしょくりんね

erosion cycle

浸る

ひたる

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

浸す

ひたす

to moisten

浸水

しんすい

inundation

浸透

しんとう

osmosis

浸し物

ひたしもの

boiled greens flavored with soy (flavoured)

腐食

ふしょく

saprophagy

侵食

しんしょく

encroachment

糧食

りょうしょく

provisions

偏食

へんしょく

unbalanced diet

飽食

ほうしょく

having adequate food

Example Sentences

1

If the trees on that hill are cut down, you'll see erosion pretty quickly.