touch
- Onyomi
- ショク
- Kunyomi
- さわ(る)・ふ(れる)
- Strokes
- 13
この機械に触らないでください。
この きかい に さわらないで ください。
Please do not touch this machine.
💡 Picture a hand with one finger extended, pointing: that is what 触 means — touch. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 角 (horn / corner) — a ridged horn, pointed and sharp at the corner where two lines meet, and beside it 虫 (insect) — a small insect with its round back. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.