Word Meaning 蚕食

さんしょく sanshoku

蚕食 is read as さんしょく (sanshoku) and means encroachment.

Meaning

English

encroachment
making inroads (into)
(slow but steady) invasion

Reading

Kana

さんしょく

Romaji

sanshoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 131371 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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蚕

かいこ

silkworm (Bombyx mori)

蚕糸

さんし

silk thread

蚕業技術研究所

さんぎょうぎじゅつけんきゅうじょ

Institute of Sericulture

蚕糸試験所

さんししけんじょ

silk experiment station

腐食

ふしょく

saprophagy

侵食

しんしょく

encroachment

浸食

しんしょく

erosion

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

離乳食

りにゅうしょく

baby food

伝統食

でんとうしょく

traditional food

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サンショウくん / さんしょくん Sansho-kun