浸透(しんとう)

しんとう
noun, suru verb
permeation; penetration; infiltration
1. permeation; penetration
The physical process of a liquid or substance soaking into or passing through something.
水(みず)が地面(じめん)に浸透(しんとう)する。
Water permeates into the ground.
2. infiltration; taking root
The gradual spreading of ideas, customs, or influences deeply into society or consciousness.
その考(かんが)え方(かた)は社会(しゃかい)に深(ふか)く浸透(しんとう)している。
That way of thinking has deeply permeated society.
新(あたら)しい価値観(かちかん)が若者(わかもの)の間(あいだ)に浸透(しんとう)しつつある。
New values are gradually taking root among young people.

USAGE:

  • 浸透(しんとう)する - to permeate, seep in, take root
  • 浸透(しんとう)させる - to make something permeate/take root (causative)

NUANCE VS 普及(ふきゅう):

  • 普及(ふきゅう) - surface-level spread, becoming widely used
  • 浸透(しんとう) - deeper penetration, becoming internalized

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 浸透(しんとう)圧(あつ) - osmotic pressure (scientific)
  • 意識(いしき)に浸透(しんとう)する - to penetrate one's consciousness
  • 文化(ぶんか)が浸透(しんとう)する - culture permeates

SCIENTIFIC USAGE:
浸透(しんとう) is used in chemistry and biology for osmosis (浸透(しんとう)現象(げんしょう)).

Related Words

Related: 普及(ふきゅう) (spread)
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Added 2026.1.20 21:57 · Revised 2026.1.24 23:24
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