接触|せっしょくsesshoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbtouch; contact; touching
   彼かれは私が誘拐ゆうかい犯人はんにんと接触せっしょく出来できるようにしてくれた。↗

   He put me in touch with the kidnappers.

• SynonymタッチNeutralLoanword for a light touch or involvement, as in 「タッチパネル」; leans toward the act of touching, while 「接触」 is about things colliding or making contact with people.
• Synonym当たるあたるNeutralIntransitive verb for something moving into you and striking squarely, as in 「ボールが当たる」; 「接触」 is the broader word for coming into contact, from a touch to a collision.
• SynonymコンタクトNeutralLoanword for contact or getting in touch; also short for contact lenses. Works in both business and everyday personal contexts.
• Synonym接するせっするNeutralCovers touching, receiving or attending to people, or bordering something, as in 「海に接する」「客に接する」; broader in scope than 「接触」.
• Synonym触るさわるNeutralTo touch or handle with the hands, as in 「作品に触らないで」; implies deliberately reaching out to touch.
• Synonym触れるふれるNeutralTo touch or come into contact; also to bring up a topic, as in 「話題に触れる」. 「法律に触れる」 means to break the law.
• Synonym当てるあてるNeutralTransitive: to bring something into contact with or press it against something else, as in 「手を額に当てる」.
• Synonym触れ合うふれあうNeutralTo touch each other or bond through close contact, as in 「自然と触れ合う」; leans toward warm, heart-to-heart exchange.
• Related連係れんけいWrittenWritten/formal term for linking up and coordinating with each other, as in 「連係プレー」; leans toward working in tandem.
• Related行き来ゆききNeutralComing and going, as in 「人の行き来」; leans toward traffic passing back and forth or people visiting one another.
• Related連絡れんらくNeutralTo contact or notify someone, as in 「連絡を取る」; leans toward passing on information.
• Related交際こうさいNeutralSocializing, keeping company, or dating, as in 「交際相手」; leans toward personal relationships, while 「接触」 is about making contact.
• Related人付き合いひとづきあいNeutralGetting along and socializing with people, as in 「人付き合いが苦手」.
• Related付き合いつきあいNeutralSocializing and social obligations, as in 「近所付き合い」; leans toward long-term relationships.
• Related往来おうらいWrittenWritten/formal word for coming and going, traffic, or a street; leans toward movement back and forth.
• Related社交しゃこうWrittenWritten/formal word for social life and socializing, as in 「社交辞令」; leans toward courteous, ceremonial interaction.
• Related交わりまじわりWrittenWritten/formal word for fellowship or association, as in 「友との交わり」; has an elegant, literary flavor.
• Related付き合うつきあうNeutralVerb for dating or keeping someone company, as in 「彼女と付き合う」; leans toward personal relationships.
• Related振り合うふりあうNeutralTo touch each other; mostly seen in the set phrase 「袖振り合うも多生の縁」; leans toward brushing against by chance.
• RelatedいらうNeutralDialectal word for fingering or fiddling with something; in modern usage mostly heard in the Kansai region.
• Antonym分離ぶんりNeutralAntonym: separation, dividing things apart; the opposite of 「接触」, which is about things touching.
• Antonym隔離かくりNeutralAntonym: isolation or quarantine, as in 「感染者を隔離する」; the opposite of being in contact.

Use 「接触」 for two things touching or colliding, and for getting in touch or dealing with people, as in 「接触事故」「接触を図る」. For a light touch say 「触れる」, for touching with your hands 「触る」, for contacting someone 「連絡」, and for socializing or dating 「付き合い」; the opposite is 「隔離」.

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1. 近ちかづいて触ふれること。軽かるくかすめること。（スポーツなどで）強つよく衝突しょうとつすること。
2. 他ほかの人ひとと交渉こうしょうを持もつこと。連絡れんらくを取とること。工作こうさくなどのためにひそかに近ちかづくこと。