Translation guide
The English word "trespass" covers entering land without permission, encroaching on rights or time, and the legal concept. This guide helps learners express these ideas naturally in Japanese, from warning signs to everyday complaints.
No trespassing (sign)
to trespass (on land, casually)
to trespass on someone's privacy
To describe the act of going onto someone else's land or into a building without permission, or to warn against it.
The standard legal and formal term for trespassing. Used on signs and in official contexts.
Trespassing is a crime.
Literally "enter without permission." Common in warnings and everyday speech. More natural than 不法侵入 in casual contexts.
Means "to invade" or "to trespass." Often used for breaking into buildings or secured areas. Can sound more aggressive than 立ち入る.
A burglar trespassed into the house.
To express that someone is overstepping boundaries in a non-physical sense, such as taking too much of someone's time or interfering in personal matters.
Means "to infringe" or "to violate." Used for rights, privacy, copyright, etc. The standard term for non-physical trespass.
Acts that trespass on privacy are not tolerated.
His remarks are trespassing on my rights.
Humble expression meaning "to intrude" or "to disturb." Used when visiting someone's home or interrupting. Softens the idea of trespassing on someone's time or space.
Sorry for trespassing on your time. (lit. Sorry for intruding.)
Idiom meaning "to trespass on someone's private affairs" (literally "to step in with shoes on"). Strongly conveys a violation of personal boundaries.
To refer to the legal concept of trespass, often in discussions of law or formal complaints.
侵入する implies a deliberate, often forceful entry. For accidentally stepping onto someone's property, use 無断で立ち入る or simply 入ってしまった (entered by mistake).
Sorry, I accidentally trespassed into your garden.
不法侵入 is the legal term and sounds serious. 無断立ち入り is more descriptive and used in everyday warnings. On signs, 立ち入り禁止 is the most common.
Trespassers will be prosecuted.
Formal warning
I didn't mean to trespass.
Trespassing on this land is strictly prohibited.
Please do not trespass on private property.
He trespassed into someone else's garden without permission.
We installed a fence to prevent trespassing by outsiders.
The most common sign phrase meaning "No Entry" or "Keep Out." Equivalent to "No Trespassing" on signs.
Beyond this point is off-limits. (No trespassing.)
I feel bad about trespassing on your evening (by visiting late).
He says things that trespass on people's feelings.
Specifically "trespassing into a dwelling." A legal term for entering someone's home without permission.
Trespassing into a dwelling is stipulated in the criminal law.