What is the Kanji for "Invade"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Invade", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Invade" is "侵".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Oka".

Its onyomi reading is "Shin".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 4 parts:

The radical "亻" means "Person" . The radical "冖" means "Crown" . The kanji "又" means "Again" and can be read as "Mata" and "Mata". And The radical "⺕" means "Hand" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "侵" mean in japanese?

"侵" means "Invade".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

侵入: "Invasion". The noun '侵入 (しんにゅう)' means 'invasion'. It refers to the act of entering a place or organization without permission, especially with the intention of conquest or control. This word can be used in various contexts, such as a military invasion of a country, or the unauthorized entry into a private property. For example: The army launched an invasion of the neighboring country - (軍隊は隣国への侵入を開始した). The burglars made an invasion into the house - (泥棒たちが家に侵入した).

侵略: "Invasion". The Japanese noun '侵略 (しんりゃく)' means 'invasion'. This word refers to the act of entering and taking control of a territory or country by force. It implies a forceful and unlawful takeover of an area that does not belong to the invading party. '侵略' is often used in the context of military or political aggression, such as: The country suffered an invasion by its neighbor - (その国は隣国に侵略された). The army launched an invasion of the neighboring territory - (軍隊は隣接地域に侵略した).

侵害: "Infringement". The noun '侵害 (しんがい)' means 'infringement'. It refers to an act of encroaching upon or violating the rights or property of another. This could include infringing on someone's intellectual property, personal rights, or breaking the terms of a contract. For example: The company was accused of copyright infringement - (その企業は著作権侵害で告訴された). The new law aimed to prevent data infringement - (新しい法律は個人情報侵害の防止を目的としていた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". And The hiragana "か" is read as "ka".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.