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    3. 侵食

    侵食

    侵しん食しょく

    encroachment

    KMT9News #30+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab18 strokes

    侵蝕

    しんしょく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    encroachment
    2.
    erosion, corrosion
    geology

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    波なみが海かい岸がんを侵しん食しょくする。

    Waves erode the coastline.

    KMT7Nature & Environment
    長なが年ねんの風ふう雨うにより、岩いわが侵しん食しょくされた。

    The rocks were eroded by years of wind and rain.

    KMT9Nature & Environment
    森しん林りん伐ばっ採さいは土ど壌じょう侵しん食しょくを加か速そくさせる原げん因いんとなる。

    Deforestation causes accelerated soil erosion.

    KMT9Nature & Environment
    酸さん性せい雨うは建たて物ものの外がい壁へきを侵しん食しょくし、劣れっ化かを早はやめる。

    Acid rain corrodes the exterior walls of buildings, accelerating their deterioration.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentHome & Housing
    現げん代だい文ぶん化かが伝でん統とう的てきな価か値ち観かんを侵しん食しょくしているという懸け念ねんがある。

    There is concern that modern culture is encroaching upon traditional values.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    侵
    おか.す…(1)
    encroach・invade・raid・trespass・violate
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
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