Quick answer
触 is the kanji for "Hit / Feel / Touch". A common reading is ふ.れる (fureru). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Hit / Feel / Touch
Also : Hit · Feel · Touch · Contact · Proclaim · Announce
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 触 represents 'CONTACT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of contact.
On-reading: しょく — remember this sound by associating it with contact. Kun-reading: ふ.れる.
Example Sentences
美術館では展示品に触らないようにしてください。
びじゅつかんではてんじひんにさわらないようにしてください。
At the art museum, please refrain from touching the exhibits.
この問題に触れることをずっと避けてきましたが、そろそろ向き合う必要があります。
このもんだいにふれることをずっとさけてきましたが、そろそろむきあうひつようがあります。
I've been avoiding touching on this issue, but it's about time to face it.
Vocabulary using 触
Learn 触 with Spaced Repetition
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