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侵攻 (しんこう, shinkou) Japanese meaning: invasion | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 侵攻する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 侵しん 攻こう する 侵しん 攻こう しない Polite 侵しん 攻こう します 侵しん 攻こう しません Past polite 侵しん 攻こう しました 侵しん 攻こう しませんでした Past 侵しん 攻こう した 侵しん 攻こう しなかった Te-form 侵しん 攻こう して 侵しん 攻こう しないで Desire 侵しん 攻こう したい 侵しん 攻こう したくない Potential 侵しん 攻こう できる 侵しん 攻こう できない Passive 侵しん 攻こう される 侵しん 攻こう されない Causative 侵しん 攻こう させる 侵しん 攻こう させない Causative passive 侵しん 攻こう させられる 侵しん 攻こう させられない Volitional 侵しん 攻こう しよう Polite volitional 侵しん 攻こう しましょう Imperative 侵しん 攻こう しろ 侵しん 攻こう するな Conditional 侵しん 攻こう すれば 侵しん 攻こう しなければ Tara conditional 侵しん 攻こう したら 侵しん 攻こう しなかったら
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The neighboring country suddenly launched an invasion.
Enemy forces crossed the border and invaded.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 侵しん 攻こう する to invade (a place)
The neighboring country suddenly invaded this country.
侵しん 攻こう を 開かい 始し する to launch an invasion
The military launched its invasion at dawn.
侵しん 攻こう を 受う ける to come under invasion
That country has long suffered invasions by great powers.
Kanji 攻 aggression, attack, criticize Related words 侵略 stresses long-term aggression, plunder, and violation of sovereignty, while 侵攻 focuses narrowly on the act of a military force advancing into territory.
侵入 is a general word for entering somewhere without permission (a burglar, a hacker, a trespasser), whereas 侵攻 specifically denotes an armed military invasion.
攻撃 is a general term for any attack, while 侵攻 specifically means a military invasion into enemy territory.
Opposites 防衛 means defending territory against attack, the direct opposite of 侵攻, which means advancing into territory militarily.
撤退 refers to withdrawing troops from territory, the reverse action of 侵攻, which is advancing troops into it.
Don't confuse with 進攻 and 侵攻 are pronounced identically but written differently: 進攻 emphasizes the act of advancing militarily, while 侵攻 stresses the violation of another's territory.
侵攻 (same reading) means 'invasion' (military), completely unrelated to 振興's meaning of 'promotion, development'.
Written forms 侵しん 攻こう Usage 100%
Standard kanji form for 'invasion', commonly used in news and formal contexts.
侵しん 冦こう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 冦 is a variant of 寇. Learners should use 侵攻.
Etymology Compound of 侵 (しん, 'invade, encroach') and 攻 (こう, 'attack'). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of an attacking advance.
