Vocabulary

What does 侵略 (しんりゃく, shinryaku) mean?

侵略 (しんりゃく, shinryaku) means invasion, aggression.

Quick facts
Readingしんりゃく
Romajishinryaku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
しんりゃく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshinryaku

invasion, aggression

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression

Example sentences

  • Prepare against invasion from a neighboring country.

  • Throughout history, many countries have been invaded.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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