侵

音読おんよみ: シン

訓読くんよみ: おか

画数かくすう: 9 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 亻(にんべん)

Meaning

Invade / Violate / Intrude

  • 侵入しんにゅう — invasion / trespass
  • 侵害しんがい — violation / infringement
  • 侵略しんりゃく — aggression / invasion
  • 侵食しんしょく — erosion / encroachment
  • 侵犯しんぱん — violation / intrusion

The radical 亻 (person) indicates human action. The right part provides sound and nuance of entering forcefully. Together they suggest a person intruding into another’s territory — leading to meanings of invasion, violation, and encroachment.

国境こっきょうおかすのは 違法いほうです。
It is illegal to violate a national border.

著作権ちょさくけん侵害しんがい問題もんだいになっている。
Copyright infringement is becoming a problem.

略
Creates
侵略しんりゃく — aggression / invasion
◀︎ Full List ▶︎