How to say 'Penetration' in Japanese | 浸透

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The Japanese word for Penetration is 'Shintou', written as 浸透 in Japanese.'Penetration' in hiragana is しんとう.

word

浸透

Meaning

Penetration

Reading

しんとう

shintou

Kanji

浸Soak, Immersed 透Pass through, Transparent

Explanation

The Japanese noun '浸透 (しんとう)' means 'penetration'. This term is often used to describe the process of a substance permeating or spreading through another material, such as water soaking into soil or a liquid diffusing through a membrane. It can also be used metaphorically to describe the spread of ideas, culture, or influence. For example: The water penetrated the soil「水が土に浸透した」(みずがつちにしんとうした). The new policy is gradually penetrating society「新しい政策が社会に浸透しつつある」(あたらしいせいさくがしゃかいにしんとうしつつある).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5134

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 浸透

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

浸

Meaning

Soak, Immersed

kanji

透

Meaning

Pass through, Transparent

Words Related to 浸透 Through the Kanji 浸

This Word contains the Kanji 浸 as well.

word

浸かる

Meaning

Soak

Words Related to 浸透 Through the Kanji 透

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 透 as well.

word

透明

Meaning

Transparent

word

透き通る

Meaning

Transparent

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