13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict

Kun'yomi
  • to touch ②to touch (with) ③to experience ④to proclaim
  • to touch ②to get involved (with) ③to be harmful to
  • さわ
On'yomi
  • ショク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

れる 41.9%
さわさわ 34.1%
ショク 23.9%

Character Breakdown

contact, touch, feel
ふ.れる さわ.る ショク (7th, N2)
angle, corner, square
カク かど すみ (2nd, N2)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to touch ②to touch (with) ③to experience ④to proclaim
to touch ②to get involved (with) ③to be harmful to
feel (i.e. tactile sensation)
to come into contact with
advance warning ②herald
feel ②impression (of a person) ③most impressive passage ④beginning
feel on the tongue (of food or drink)
proclamation ②touch
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References

Unicode hex code 89E6
JIS X 0208 1-31-8
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4305
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5547
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1518
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1914
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 945
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35070
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1428
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 874
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 894
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 893
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1663
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1382
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1652
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1830
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d7.10
Four corner code 2523.6
De Roo Code 2571