浸透
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread; penetration (e.g. into a market); pervasion
2. permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; percolation
3. osmosis
Kanji used
Pitch accent
しんとう
Used in vocabulary
Examples3
日本
It took a long time for Japanese imports to penetrate the American consumer markets.
民主主義
I believe it will be quite a long time before the spirit of democracy pervades our daily life.
科学技術
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.