竄ざん入にゅう

Meanings

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

taking refuge in; running into

formal or literary

Formal/literary term for fleeing into a place for safety or concealment. Often used in historical or dramatic contexts.

敗はい残ざん兵へいが山さん中ちゅうに竄ざん入にゅうした。
The defeated soldiers took refuge in the mountains.

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

entering by mistake; being included erroneously

formal or literary

Formal/literary term for something being inserted or included in a text, list, or group by error. Often used in editorial or scholarly contexts.

この語ごは後こう世せいの写しゃ本ほんに竄ざん入にゅうしたものと考かんがえられる。
This word is thought to have been erroneously inserted in later manuscripts.

Written forms

竄ざん入にゅうUsage100%
Formal/literary kanji spelling; 竄 is a non-jōyō character. The variant 攙入 is also attested but even rarer.
攙入ざんにゅう
Rare variant kanji form; 攙 is a non-jōyō character. Most learners will not encounter this spelling.

Kanji

竄flee
入enter, insert
攙give helping hand

Similar words

逃にげ込こむ
Common everyday verb for fleeing into a place; 竄入 is a formal/literary equivalent.
混こん入にゅう
Common word for something being mixed in, often by mistake; 竄入 is more specific to textual or erroneous insertion.

Etymology

From Middle Chinese-derived kanji 竄 (conceal, flee) and 入 (enter). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meanings of fleeing into hiding and erroneous insertion.