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蝕
1
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms
2
to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy
Examples
彼の名誉は貪欲によってむしばまれた。
His honor was corroded by greed.
1
encroachment
Examples
都市化が田園生活をどんどん侵食しています。
Urbanization is encroaching on rural life.
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Geology
erosion; corrosion
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Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb
rot; decay; erosion
Examples
その神社の腐食の原因の一つは酸性雨である。
The decay of the shrine is due, in part, to acid rain.
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Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb
corrosion; etching; rust
Examples
ほら、錆で金属がどんどん腐食しているよ。
Hey, rust is eating away the metal.
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腐食 only; Biology
saprophagy
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Astronomy
solar eclipse
Examples
日食はまれにしか起こらない。
An eclipse of the sun is a rare appearance.
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Astronomy
lunar eclipse
Examples
月食は珍しい現象だ。
An eclipse of the moon is a rare phenomenon.
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Astronomy
total solar eclipse
Examples
来年6月22日に観測される皆既日食。
The total solar eclipse can be observed next year on June 22nd.
