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touch, contact, touching
- 感触feel (of something), touch, texture
- 触るto touch, to feel, to handle
- 触媒catalyst
- 触発detonation by contact, contact detonation, touching off (something)
- 抵触infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.), contravention, running afoul
- 触れるto touch, to feel, to touch (with)
- 前触れadvance warning, previous notice, prior announcement
Words using this kanji
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