侵食

しんしょく

Also written 侵蝕

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights)
2. erosion; corrosion See also: 浸食 (しんしょく).

Kanji

• 侵 invade. Read as シン.
• 食 eat. Read as ショク.

Example sentences

• 湿地帯は生態系において水の浄化、洪水と侵食の防止、野生生物への食料とすみかの提供という重要な役割を演じる。
  Wetland habitats serve essential functions in an ecosystem, including acting as water filters, providing flood and erosion control, and furnishing food and homes for fish and wildlife.

Words containing 侵食

• 海岸侵食 (かいがんしんしょく) coastal erosion
• 差別侵食 (さべつしんしょく) differential erosion

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