浸透
浸透する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 浸透する | 浸透しない |
| Polite | 浸透します | 浸透しません |
| Past polite | 浸透しました | 浸透しませんでした |
| Past | 浸透した | 浸透しなかった |
| Te-form | 浸透して | 浸透しないで |
| Desire | 浸透したい | 浸透したくない |
| Potential | 浸透できる | 浸透できない |
| Passive | 浸透される | 浸透されない |
| Causative | 浸透させる | 浸透させない |
| Causative passive | 浸透させられる | 浸透させられない |
| Volitional | 浸透しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 浸透しましょう | |
| Imperative | 浸透しろ | 浸透するな |
| Conditional | 浸透すれば | 浸透しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 浸透したら | 浸透しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
permeation; infiltration; spread
Used for abstract things like ideas, culture, trends, or influence spreading gradually through a group or society. Often used in business contexts for market penetration.
It takes time for new ways of thinking to permeate society.
Smartphones rapidly penetrated the market.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
soaking in; percolation; permeation (liquid)
Physical sense: a liquid soaking into or spreading through a material. Less common than the abstract sense.
Rainwater soaks into the ground.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
osmosis
Scientific term in chemistry and biology for the movement of solvent through a semipermeable membrane.
We conducted an experiment on osmotic pressure in science class.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉が〈場所〉に浸透するfor an idea, culture, or trend to permeate a group or society
New values have gradually permeated among young people.
- 〈事〉が浸透して定着するfor something to spread and become firmly established
The habit of recycling has spread through society and become firmly established.
- 〈物〉が〈物〉に浸透するfor a liquid to soak into or permeate a material
Rainwater slowly soaks into the ground.