Illustration: During lunch in a Japanese workplace break room, nearly everyone now uses the same kind of reusable lunch container. One longtime employee opens a heavily worn container covered with scratches, while nearby colleagues unpack newer versions in different shapes.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

浸しん透とう

shintou

to spread, to take hold

Example sentences

  1. 日本にっぽんからの輸入製品ゆにゅうせいひんがアメリカの消費者市場しょうひしゃしじょうに浸透しんとうするには長ながい時間じかんがかかった。

    It took a long time for Japanese imports to penetrate the American consumer markets.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 民主主義みんしゅしゅぎの精神せいしんがわれわれの日常生活にちじょうせいかつの中なかに浸透しんとうするには相当そうとうの年月ねんげつがかかると思おもいます。

    I believe it will be quite a long time before the spirit of democracy pervades our daily life.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 科学技術かがくぎじゅつは我々われわれの生活せいかつのあらゆる側面そくめんに浸透しんとうするようになり、その結果けっかとして社会しゃかいは全まったく前例ぜんれいのない速度そくどで変化へんかしつつある。

    Science and technology have come to pervade every aspect of our lives and, as a result, society is changing at a speed which is quite unprecedented.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 浸透

  • 浸immersed; soakOnシンKunひたす・ひたる・つかる
  • 透transparent; permeateOnトウKunすく・すかす・すける

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