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浸食 (しんしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

浸しん食しょく

し

ん

しょ

く

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

erosion; corrosion

geology

Geological and chemical wearing away; also used figuratively for gradual undermining of institutions or values.

海かい岸がんの浸しん食しょくが進すすんでいる。
Coastal erosion is progressing.

酸さん

性せい

雨う

が

石せき

像ぞう

を

浸しん

食しょく

し

た

。

Acid rain corroded the stone statue.

Written forms

浸しん食しょくUsage89%
Standard modern spelling for erosion and corrosion.
浸しん蝕しょくUsage11%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; 蝕 suggests insect damage or gradual wearing away, but 浸食 is preferred in modern usage.

Kanji

浸immersed, soak, dip
食eat, food
蝕eclipse, occultation, be defective

Similar words

腐ふ食しょく
腐食 specifically refers to chemical corrosion or rotting, often of metals or organic matter, while 浸食 covers both physical erosion and broader figurative undermining.

Etymology

Compound of 浸 (しん, 'soak, immerse') and 食 (しょく, 'eat, erode'), literally 'immerse and eat away'. The rare form 浸蝕 uses 蝕 (しょく, 'insect damage, eclipse') for a similar meaning.