侵入|しんにゅうshinnyuu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbinvasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass; penetration; hacking
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 侵入する(しんにゅうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 侵入します(しんにゅうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 侵入しない(しんにゅうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 侵入しません(しんにゅうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 侵入せず・侵入せぬ(しんにゅうせず・しんにゅうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 侵入した(しんにゅうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 侵入しました(しんにゅうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 侵入しなかった(しんにゅうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 侵入しませんでした(しんにゅうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 侵入して(しんにゅうして) |
| Potential | 侵入できる(しんにゅうできる) |
| Passive | 侵入される(しんにゅうされる) |
| Causative | 侵入させる(しんにゅうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 侵入させられる(しんにゅうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 侵入すれば(しんにゅうすれば) |
| tara | 侵入したら(しんにゅうしたら) |
| Volitional | 侵入しよう(しんにゅうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 侵入しましょう(しんにゅうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 侵入しろ(しんにゅうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym侵略しんりゃくWrittenWritten/formal: invading another country's territory or sovereignty, as in 「侵略戦争」; large in scale and strongly political.
- Synonym侵攻しんこうWrittenWritten/formal: troops attacking into another country, as in 「隣国に侵攻する」; specifically a military operation.
- Synonym攻め込むせめこむNeutralCharging into the enemy's position, as in 「敵陣に攻め込む」; also used for going on the attack in a game or match.
- Synonym侵すおかすWrittenKun-reading verb for violating or encroaching, as in 「国境を侵す」; shares the kanji with Sino-Japanese 「侵入」 but is more written/formal.
- Synonym闖入ちんにゅうWrittenWritten/formal: bursting in suddenly, as in 「闖入者」; suggests an uninvited intruder.
- Synonym攻め入るせめいるNeutralAttacking into enemy territory; used less often than 「攻め込む」.
- Synonym討ち入るうちいるWrittenWritten/formal: storming an enemy's residence, as in the Ako ronin's 「討ち入り」; has a historical flavor.
- Related侵犯しんぱんWrittenWritten/formal: violating airspace or rights, as in 「領空侵犯」; stresses crossing a line.
- Related来襲らいしゅうWrittenWritten/formal: an enemy or typhoon coming to attack, as in 「敵機来襲」; stresses arriving from outside.
- Related攻略こうりゃくNeutralCapturing enemy territory, or tackling games and puzzles, as in 「ゲーム攻略」; in modern usage mostly the latter.
- Related侵食しんしょくWrittenGradual erosion, as in 「海岸の侵食」; eating away little by little.
- Related立ち入るたちいるNeutralEntering a place, often in 「立入禁止」; also meddling in private matters, not necessarily illegal.
- Related占領せんりょうNeutralOccupying territory or hogging a space, as in 「席を占領する」; the point is holding the place.
- Related侵害しんがいWrittenWritten/formal: infringing rights or interests, also intruding on or eroding another's land, as in 「人権侵害」; stresses the harm done.
- Related占拠せんきょWrittenWritten/formal: occupying a building or site, as in 「不法占拠」; seizing and holding it by force.
- Related乱入らんにゅうNeutralBarging in roughly or unreasonably, alone or in a crowd, as in 「ステージに乱入する」.
- Related押しかけるおしかけるNeutralTurning up uninvited or swarming in, as in 「記者が押しかける」; suggests a crowd descending.
- Related割り込むわりこむNeutralCutting into a line or a conversation, as in 「列に割り込む」; squeezing into a gap.
- Related襲来しゅうらいWrittenWritten/formal: an outside enemy or disaster sweeping in; close to 「来襲」 but more solemn.
- Related侵襲しんしゅうWrittenWritten/formal: pathogens or disasters striking, as in 「侵襲性」; mainly a medical term.
- Related入寇にゅうこうWrittenA formal, archaic word for a foreign enemy invading; found mostly in historical accounts.
- Related蚕食さんしょくWrittenWritten/formal: encroaching step by step like a silkworm eating mulberry leaves; metaphorical.
- Antonym退去たいきょWrittenAntonym. Written/formal: leaving or vacating a place, as in 「退去命令」; the opposite of entering without permission.
- Antonym撤退てったいNeutralAntonym. Withdrawing or pulling out; the opposite of pushing in.
Use 「侵入」 for entering a place or system without permission, as in 「住居侵入」 or 「不正侵入」. To invade another country say 「侵略」; for troops attacking in, 「侵攻」; for violating rights, 「侵害」. The opposites are 「退去」 and 「撤退」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


