コンタクトkontakuto

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcontact; touch
   私、自動車じどうしゃにしょっちゅう乗のってるの。だから、クライアントが私にコンタクトが取とれないって文句もんくを言いうの。↗

   I'm on the road a lot, and my clients are complaining that they can never reach me.
2. nouncontact lens
   サリーは前の日まえのひに買かったコンタクトをなくした。↗

   Sally lost the contact lenses she had bought the day before.

• Synonym接触せっしょくNeutralPhysically touching something, or making contact with people; its range is close to 「コンタクト」, which can also mean contact lenses.
• Synonym連絡れんらくNeutralContacting or notifying someone; the everyday default, as in 「連絡を取る」, and also transport connections. 「コンタクト」 is loanword-flavored and less common.
• Related連係れんけいWrittenA written/formal word for coordinating or linking up, as in 「連係プレー」; 「コンタクト」 is about getting in touch with people or physical contact.
• AntonymノンコンタクトNeutralNon-contact, i.e. involving no touching, as in non-contact sports; the opposite of 「コンタクト」 in its contact sense.

For everyday contact use 「連絡」; for touching or approaching someone use 「接触」; 「コンタクト」 works for both and also means contact lenses; use 「連係」 for coordination and linking up.

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1. 接触せっしょく、連絡れんらく。
2. コンタクトレンズ。