EntryCommonWaniKani 49
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights)

    都市化が田園生活をどんどん侵食しています。
    Urbanization is encroaching on rural life.
  2. erosion; corrosion

    geolsee 浸食

Also written 侵蝕【しんしょく】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

encroach, invade, raid, trespass, violate

Kun
おか.す
On
シン
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1025 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 41

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-2-7SKIP code
2a7.15The Kanji Dictionary
2724.7Four corner code
2167deroo
4fb5Unicode hex code
1-31-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
452Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
218New Nelson (John Haig)
101New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
116Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
76Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
85Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1148Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1231Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1046A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1046Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
646XMorohashi
1433A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1077Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1125Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1048Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1229Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1244Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
98Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1156Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qin1Pinyin reading
chimKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
41WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eat, food

Kun
く.うく.らうた.べるは.む
On
ショクジキ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
328 of 2500
Radical
eat
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

ぐい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-7SKIP code
8b0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8073.2Four corner code
2865deroo
98dfUnicode hex code
1-31-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5154Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6674New Nelson (John Haig)
2075New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2578Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1316Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1787Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1472Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1582Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
269A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1159Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
283Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44014Morohashi
146A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
322Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
322Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
253sakade
99Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
163henshall3
180Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
207crowley
131Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
1900Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1484Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2, si4Pinyin reading
sig, saKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level