Word details

浸食

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 浸食.

Dictionary

Entry

浸食しんしょく浸蝕NounTransitive~する VerbFreq #19747
1

Geology

erosion; corrosion

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

浸

immersed, soak, dip, steep, moisten, wet, dunk

10 strokesFrequency 1,447JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シン

Kun

ひた.すひた.るつ.かる
食

eat, food

9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショクジキ

Kun

く.うく.らうた.べるは.む

Nanori

ぐい
蝕

eclipse, occultation, be defective

15 strokes

On

ショク

Kun

むしば.む

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