侵略

しんりゃく

aggression, invasion, raid

What does 侵略 mean?

侵略 is a Japanese noun meaning aggression, invasion, raid in English. It is written as 侵略 in kanji, しんりゃく in hiragana, and shinryaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ヒトラーは1939年にポーランドを侵略した。

Hitler invaded Poland in 1939.