侵食（しんしょく）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: erosion
Example sentences
- 波が海岸を侵食する。 — Waves erode the coastline.
- 川の流れが土を侵食する。 — The flow of the river erodes the soil.
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