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触

contact
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingショク
Kun readingふ.れる、さわ.る、さわ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. contactRtK
  2. touch
    彼は彼女の肩に手を触れた。He touched her on the shoulder.tatoeba
    男の子が触ると力持ちになる等という言い伝えがある。The legend says when a boy touches the stone, he will become a powerful man.wiki
  3. feel
  4. hit
  5. proclaim
  6. announce
  7. conflict
  1. to touch
  2. to feel
  3. to handle
  4. to get involved (with)
  5. to approach

Popular Usage

触る感触気触れる

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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angle · bound up (乙) · glass canopy · hood (冂) · walking cane · stick (丨) · two (二) · insect (虫)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1954

Compound words

触るさわる
to touch; to feel; to handle; to get involved (with); to approach
触れるふれる
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with
感触かんしょく
feel (of something); touch; texture; sensation; feeling
触覚しょっかく
sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs
触媒しょくばい
catalyst
触発しょくはつ
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
接触せっしょく
touch; contact; touching
抵触ていしょく
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; running afoul; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency
前触れまえぶれ
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger
肌触りはだざわり
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
気触れかぶれ
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
触れ合うふれあう
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
触れ合いふれあい
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
折に触れておりにふれて
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
牴触ていしょく
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.)
觝触ていしょく
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.)
顔触れかおぶれ
personnel
助触媒じょしょくばい
(catalytic) promoter
一触即発いっしょくそくはつ
critical (touch and go) situation
蚊触れるかぶれる
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant)
鎧袖一触がいしゅういっしょく
(beating someone) hands down
気に触るきにさわる
to hurt one's feelings
触媒作用しょくばいさよう
catalytic action
癪に触るしゃくにさわる
to annoy

Additional Examples

彼は彼女の要求については一言も触れなかった。
He made no mention of her request.tatoeba
彼は二度とその事件に触れなかった。
He never referred to the incident again.tatoeba
彼は足で水に触れてみた。
He touched the water with his foot.tatoeba
触ると火傷するほど熱を帯びた飴の塊を製白機から外す。
The block of candy, hot enough to cause burns when touched, is detached from the seihakuki machine.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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