The kanji 触: meaning, readings and stroke order

触

Meaning: touch
On reading: ショク shoku
Kun reading: ふ（れる） fureru、さわ（る） sawaru
Strokes: 13
Radical: 角 horn
Level: Level 7 · junior high school
Old form: 觸

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: chạm, sờ (xúc)
Japanese: ふれる。さわる。
Korean: 닿다, 만지다 (촉)
Chinese: 触摸、接触

Readings, words and example sentences

ショク shoku · on reading · less common

接せっ触しょく
contact
外国の文化に 接せっ触しょくします。
We come into contact with other countries' cultures.

ふ（れる） fureru · kun reading

触ふれる
to touch
作品に手を 触ふれないで ください。
Please do not touch the artwork.

さわ（る） sawaru · kun reading

触さわる
to touch, to feel
犬のせなかにそっと 触さわります。
I gently touch the dog's back.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.