JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 侵: "encroach, invade, raid"
The kanji 侵 means "encroach, invade, raid, trespass, violate". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シン in on'yomi and おか.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おか.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | encroach, invade, raid, trespass, violate |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1025 of 2,501 |
Common words with 侵
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 侵入invasion; incursion; raid; aggression
- 侵入者intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
- 侵攻invasion
- 侵すto invade; to raid; to violate (airspace, etc.); to intrude · to infringe; to encroach
- 侵略invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
- 侵食encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights) · erosion; corrosion
- 不法侵入trespassing; intrusion
- 侵害infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment
- 侵略者invader; aggressor
- 不可侵inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
- 不法侵入者trespasser
- 侵略戦争war of aggression; war of conquest
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