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滲入 (しんにゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

滲しん入にゅう

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

permeation; infiltration; seepage

Technical term for a liquid or gas gradually penetrating into a solid or porous material. Often used in scientific, engineering, or medical contexts.

雨あま水みずがコンクリートに滲しん入にゅうして、ひび割われの原げん因いんになる。
Rainwater permeates into the concrete, causing cracks.

この薬やく剤ざいは皮ひ膚ふから滲しん入にゅうしやすい。

This medication easily permeates through the skin.

Kanji

滲imbued with
入enter, insert

Similar words

浸しん透とう
浸透 is a more common word for permeation or osmosis, used in both technical and everyday contexts. 滲入 is rarer and emphasizes gradual seepage into a material.
浸しん入にゅう
浸入 (also read しんにゅう) means 'infiltration' or 'intrusion', often of water or an enemy, and is more common than 滲入. 滲入 specifically focuses on the process of oozing or seeping in.

Etymology

Compound of 滲 (shin, 'to seep, ooze') and 入 (nyū, 'to enter'). The kanji 滲 is relatively rare and carries the nuance of gradual penetration.