侵
侵 — Encroach
encroach, invade, raid, trespass, violate
On’yomiシン (shin)
Kun’yomiおかす (okasu)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 侵
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侵略 | しんりゃく shinryaku | invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression |
| 侵害 | しんがい shingai | infringement; violation; invasion |
| 侵攻 | しんこう shinkou | invasion |
| 侵入 | しんにゅう shinnyuu | invasion; incursion; raid |
| 不可侵 | ふかしん fukashin | inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness |
| 侵す | おかす okasu | to invade; to raid; to violate (airspace, etc.) |
Study notes
侵 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1025 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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