No. 885 in Japanese
侵攻
Military invasion.
In a sentence
敵の侵攻に備えて防御体制を整える。
Prepare the defensive structure in response to the enemy's advance.
In this sentence, '侵攻' refers to the act of an army invading or advancing into enemy territory.
その国は過去に隣国への侵攻を行った歴史がある。
That country has a history of advancing into neighboring nations.
Here, '侵攻' is used to describe historical actions of territorial ambitions or aggression against neighbors.
彼は小説で異星人の侵攻をテーマに選んだ。
He chose the alien invasion as the theme in his novel.
In this context, '侵攻' is employed to describe fictional scenarios, indicating imaginative or creative interpretations of invasion events.
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