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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
JōyōGrade 8
  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

Radicals and components

Radical角hornComponents

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
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
触れるふれる
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with
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

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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