Quick answer
触 is the kanji for "Touch". Its reading is ふ.れる (fureru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Touch
Also : Feel · Hit · Contact · Announce
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
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
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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