contact, touch, feel, hit
Also: proclaim, announce, conflict
On'yomi (音読み)
- ショク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ふ.れる
- さわ.る
- さわ
About this kanji
The kanji 「触」 means "to touch" or "to contact". It is commonly used as a verb, as in 触る (さわる), meaning "to touch". You will also find it in several common compounds like 接触 (せっしょく), which means "touch" or "contact", and 感触 (かんしょく), meaning "the feel of something". Another interesting compound is 触媒 (しょくばい), which translates to "catalyst" in chemistry. A usage note: while touching physical objects is the most frequent context for this kanji, it can also refer to abstract ideas, like emotions or sensations.
Example sentences
彼の話に心が触れた。
His story touched my heart.
Meanings across languages
- English
- contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict
- Tiếng Việt
- liên hệ, chạm, cảm nhận, đụng phải
- 日本語
- 触れる, 接触する, 感じる, 叩く
- 한국어
- 접촉하다, 닿다, 느끼다, 충돌하다
- 中文
- 接触, 触摸, 感觉, 冲突
- id
- kontak
- th
- ติดต่อ
- es
- contacto
- fr
- contact
- de
- Kontakt
- pt
- contato
Common compounds
- 接触せっしょくtouch, contact, touching
- 感触かんしょくfeel (of something), touch, texture
- 触るさわるto touch, to feel, to handle
- 触媒しょくばいcatalyst
- 触発しょくはつdetonation by contact, contact detonation, touching off (something)
- 抵触ていしょくinfringement (of a law, treaty, etc.), contravention, running afoul
- 触れるふれるto touch, to feel, to touch (with)
- 前触れまえぶれadvance warning, previous notice, prior announcement
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