触 Kanji – contact
The Japanese kanji 触 can mean contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict.
Meaning and Readings
How is 触 read?
触 has the onyomi reading ショク and the kunyomi readings ふれる, さわる, さわ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shoku, fureru, sawaru, sawa.
Common Japanese Words Using 触
These common Japanese words contain 触. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 感触（かんしょく） — feel (of something), touch, texture, sensation
- 触る（さわる） — to touch, to feel
- 触れる（ふれる） — to touch, to feel
- 触れ合う（ふれあう） — to come into contact with, to touch (each other), to have a brush with
- 触覚（しょっかく） — sense of touch
- 触媒（しょくばい） — catalyst
- 触発（しょくはつ） — detonation by contact, contact detonation
- 接触（せっしょく） — touch, contact, touching
- 前触れ（まえぶれ） — advance warning, previous notice, prior announcement
- 抵触（ていしょく） — infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.), contravention, running afoul