侵しん攻こう

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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

Meanings

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

invasion; military incursion

Refers to an armed invasion or military advance into another territory. Stronger and more formal than 侵入 (trespassing/burglary). Often used in news reports.

隣りん国ごくが突とつ然ぜん侵しん攻こうを開かい始しした。
The neighboring country suddenly launched an invasion.
敵てき軍ぐんは国こっ境きょうを越こえて侵しん攻こうしてきた。
Enemy forces crossed the border and invaded.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に侵しん攻こうするto invade (a place)
隣りん国ごくが突とつ然ぜん、この国くにに侵しん攻こうした。
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
軍ぐんは明あけ方がたに侵しん攻こうを開かい始しした。
The military launched its invasion at dawn.
侵しん攻こうを受うけるto come under invasion
その国くには長なが年ねん、大たい国こくの侵しん攻こうを受うけてきた。
That country has long suffered invasions by great powers.

Kanji

侵encroach, invade, raid
攻aggression, attack, criticize
冦foe, enemy, revenge

Related words

侵しん略りゃくN1
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.
侵しん入にゅうN2
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.
攻こう撃げきN3
攻撃 is a general term for any attack, while 侵攻 specifically means a military invasion into enemy territory.

Opposites

防ぼう衛えいN1
防衛 means defending territory against attack, the direct opposite of 侵攻, which means advancing into territory militarily.
撤てっ退たい
撤退 refers to withdrawing troops from territory, the reverse action of 侵攻, which is advancing troops into it.

Don't confuse with

進しん攻こう
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.
振しん興こうN1
侵攻 (same reading) means 'invasion' (military), completely unrelated to 振興's meaning of 'promotion, development'.

Word family

武ぶ力りょく侵しん攻こう
military invasion; armed invasion

Written forms

侵しん攻こうUsage100%
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.