Japanese symbol for “connectedness”
触れ合い
ふれあい
Romaji: fureai
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
In Japanese, connectedness is 触れ合い, read ふれあい (fureai).
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Meanings
- adj-f, n contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
Written forms: 触れ合い、ふれ合い、触合い. Readings: ふれあい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “connectedness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 当事者性 | とうじしゃせい toujishasei | being an involved party; degree to which one is involved (in a matter); degree to which one is affected (by an issue) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 接触 | せっしょく sesshoku | touch; contact; touching |
| 感触 | かんしょく kanshoku | feel (of something); touch; texture |
| 触る | さわる sawaru | to touch; to feel; to handle |
| 抵触 | ていしょく teishoku | infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; running afoul |
| 触媒 | しょくばい shokubai | catalyst |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; game; bout |
| 総合 | そうごう sougou | synthesis; combination; integration |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.