侵攻・侵冦|しんこうshinkou[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
侵攻For beginners, 侵攻 is the more common written form and the form to choose when writing this word.
侵冦侵冦 is a rarely used kanji-only variant; learners will seldom encounter it and should generally use 侵攻 instead.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbinvasion
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 侵攻する（しんこうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 侵攻します（しんこうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 侵攻しない（しんこうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 侵攻しません（しんこうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 侵攻せず・侵攻せぬ（しんこうせず・しんこうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 侵攻した（しんこうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 侵攻しました（しんこうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 侵攻しなかった（しんこうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 侵攻しませんでした（しんこうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 侵攻して（しんこうして） |
| Potential | 侵攻できる（しんこうできる） |
| Passive | 侵攻される（しんこうされる） |
| Causative | 侵攻させる（しんこうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 侵攻させられる（しんこうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 侵攻すれば（しんこうすれば） |
| tara | 侵攻したら（しんこうしたら） |
| Volitional | 侵攻しよう（しんこうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 侵攻しましょう（しんこうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 侵攻しろ（しんこうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym侵略しんりゃくWrittenWritten/formal. Aggression violating another's sovereignty or territory, as in 「侵略戦争」; it condemns, while 「侵攻」 describes a military offensive more neutrally.
- Synonym侵入しんにゅうNeutralEntering an area without permission; also used for non-military targets like homes or computer systems. 「侵攻」 stresses attacking one's way in.
- Synonym襲来しゅうらいWrittenWritten/formal; an enemy force or disaster sweeping in, as in 「蒙古襲来」「寒波の襲来」. Takes the victim's viewpoint, while 「侵攻」 takes the attacker's.
- Synonym侵すおかすNeutralCan mean entering territory by force, but also infringing rights or harming the body. 「侵攻」 focuses on attacking into another's territory.
- Synonym攻め込むせめこむNeutralA verb for attacking into enemy positions, also used in everyday narration. 「侵攻」 can serve as a noun for the action of attacking in.
- Synonym侵襲しんしゅうWrittenWritten/formal. An invading attack, but often bodily harm from illness, surgery and the like. 「侵攻」 normally describes attacking another's territory.
- Synonym侵寇しんこうWrittenWritten and rare; invading enemy land and doing harm there. More archaic than 「侵攻」, the usual word for a military offensive.
- Related侵犯しんぱんWrittenWritten/formal. Unlawful violation of territory or rights, as in 「領空侵犯」. 「侵攻」 focuses on attacking into the other side's territory.
- Related来襲らいしゅうWrittenWritten/formal. An enemy force or disaster coming to attack, seen from the side under attack; 「侵攻」 narrates the push into the other side's territory.
- Related攻略こうりゃくNeutralAttacking to capture territory or defeat an opponent; also for games and tackling problems. 「侵攻」 stresses attacking in, not necessarily having taken the place.
- Related侵食しんしょくWrittenWritten/formal. Gradual encroachment on a domain, or erosion of land by wind and water. 「侵攻」 is about attacking in, with no sense of natural erosion.
- Related占領せんりょうNeutralFocuses on seizing or holding a place that is not one's own. 「侵攻」 stresses the process of attacking in, and control need not have been established.
- Related占拠せんきょNeutralOccupying a place and keeping others out; stresses holding and defending a position. 「侵攻」 is the attacking-in stage and need not involve holding ground.
- Related乱入らんにゅうCasualColloquial. Bursting or barging in violently or unreasonably, even into everyday places like a venue. 「侵攻」 usually implies an organized attack.
- Related入寇にゅうこうWrittenWritten and rare; a foreign power attacking in, common in historical accounts. Stresses an enemy's incursion; 「侵攻」 is the general term.
- Related来攻らいこうWrittenWritten and rare; another country's army coming to attack one's own, stressing the direction of the assault. 「侵攻」 is not tied to the defender's viewpoint.
- Related蚕食さんしょくWrittenWritten/formal; encroaching on another's domain bit by bit, like a silkworm eating mulberry leaves. 「侵攻」 need not be slow or gradual.
- Related攻め入るせめいるNeutralA verb describing the concrete act of attacking into an enemy position. 「侵攻」 works as a noun summing up a military offensive.
- Related討ち入るうちいるWrittenWritten/formal. Storming a stronghold such as a house or castle, with a historical flavor. 「侵攻」 covers attacking into any territory, not just another country.
- Related闖入ちんにゅうWrittenWritten/formal. Entering without permission, often a sudden intrusion by an uninvited visitor. 「侵攻」 involves attack, not just barging in.
- Antonym防衛ぼうえいNeutralDefending one's own side against attack; the opposite of 「侵攻」 in the attack-versus-defense relationship.
- Antonym撤退てったいNeutralWithdrawing from a position one has held; opposite to 「侵攻」 in direction — advancing in versus pulling back.
Use 「侵攻」 for attacking into another's territory. For aggression violating sovereignty or territory, use 「侵略」; for entering an area without permission, 「侵入」; for violating territory or rights, 「侵犯」; for defending, 「防衛」; for pulling back, 「撤退」. The verbs 「攻め入る」「攻め込む」 describe the act concretely, and 「来襲」「襲来」 view the attack from the side being hit.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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