接触

See also: 接觸

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 接触 – see 接觸 (“to go near; to touch; to make contact; to make contact with; to get in touch with; to come into contact; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 接觸).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
接	触
せつ > せっ Grade: 5	しょく Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
接觸 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せっしょく [sèsshókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ɕːo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

1. making contact; touch

Verb

1. come into contact with
2. keep in contact with

Conjugation

Conjugation of "接触する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	接触し	せっしょくし	sesshoku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	接触し	せっしょくし	sesshoku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	接触する	せっしょくする	sesshoku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	接触する	せっしょくする	sesshoku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	接触すれ	せっしょくすれ	sesshoku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	接触せよ¹ 接触しろ²	せっしょくせよ¹ せっしょくしろ²	sesshoku seyo¹ sesshoku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	接触される	せっしょくされる	sesshoku sareru
Causative	接触させる 接触さす	せっしょくさせる せっしょくさす	sesshoku saseru sesshoku sasu
Potential	接触できる	せっしょくできる	sesshoku dekiru
Volitional	接触しよう	せっしょくしよう	sesshoku shiyō
Negative	接触しない	せっしょくしない	sesshoku shinai
Negative continuative	接触せず	せっしょくせず	sesshoku sezu
Formal	接触します	せっしょくします	sesshoku shimasu
Perfective	接触した	せっしょくした	sesshoku shita
Conjunctive	接触して	せっしょくして	sesshoku shite
Hypothetical conditional	接触すれば	せっしょくすれば	sesshoku sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.