接せっ触しょく

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接触する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Physical contact between objects or people; also used for abstract contact such as communication or exposure.

〈人ひと〉と接せっ触しょくするto make contact with someone
感かん染せん者しゃと接せっ触しょくした可か能のう性せいがある。
There is a possibility that I came into contact with an infected person.
〈物もの〉に接せっ触しょくするto come into contact with something
車くるまがガードレールに接せっ触しょくした。
The car came into contact with the guardrail.
接せっ触しょくを避さけるto avoid contact
ウイルス対たい策さくとして人ひととの接せっ触しょくを避さけている。
As a precaution against the virus, I'm avoiding contact with people.

触ふれるN3
触れる is a general verb for light or incidental touching, while 接触 is a noun/suru-verb emphasizing the formal or technical state of contact.
接せっするN2
接する covers touching, bordering, or attending to someone, whereas 接触 focuses narrowly on the act or state of physical or communicative contact.
タッチN1
接触 is a formal, technical word for physical or social contact, while タッチ is a casual loanword often used for a light touch.
接せっ点てん
接触 covers any physical or social contact in general, while 接点 names the specific point where that contact happens.

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コンタクトN1
接触 is the native Japanese word for physical or social contact and sounds more formal/technical, while コンタクト is the casual loanword often used with 取る.
ふれあいN1
接触 is a neutral or technical word for physical contact, lacking the emotional warmth that 触れ合い conveys.
スキンシップ
接触 is a neutral, clinical word for any physical or figurative contact, while スキンシップ specifically means affectionate touch meant to build emotional closeness.

接せつ続ぞくN2
接続 means a connection or link (e.g. between networks or trains), while 接触 refers to physical touching or contact between things or people.
摂せっ取しゅ
摂取 means intake or ingestion (e.g. of nutrients), and is easily confused with 接触 due to similar pronunciation, though the meanings are unrelated.

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Compound of 接 (setsu, 'touch, contact') and 触 (shoku, 'touch, feel'). Both kanji contribute a sense of physical or figurative contact.