Japanese symbol for “touching”
接触
せっしょく
Romaji: sesshoku
touch; contact; touching
In Japanese, touching is 接触, read せっしょく (sesshoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs touch; contact; touching
- n, vi, vs contact (with people); dealings; relations
- n tangency (math)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “touching”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 劇的 | げきてき gekiteki | dramatic; exciting; touching |
| 涙ぐましい | なみだぐましい namidagumashii | touching; moving; painful |
| 痛ましい | いたましい itamashii | pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending |
| タッチ | タッチ tatchi | touch; touching |
| 触手 | しょくしゅ shokushu | touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 直接 | ちょくせつ chokusetsu | direct; immediate; personal |
| 接続 | せつぞく setsuzoku | connection; attachment; union |
| 面接 | めんせつ mensetsu | interview (e.g. for a job) |
| 接近 | せっきん sekkin | getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching |
| 間接 | かんせつ kansetsu | indirection; indirectness |
| 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 |
| 触れ合い | ふれあい fureai | contact; connectedness; rapport |
See also: Chinese symbol for “touching”.
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.