侵略 (しんりゃく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

侵略 (しんりゃく) means invasion / aggression / territorial attack.

See example sentences below.

侵略 at a glance

侵略

しんりゃくshinryaku

N1noun

invasion / aggression / territorial attack

侵略しんりゃくshinryakuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

invasion / aggression / territorial attack

Example 1

その国は隣の国を侵略した。

Translation

That country invaded its neighbor.

Example 2

歴史の中で多くの侵略があった。

Translation

There were many invasions throughout history.