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On-Yomi: ショク — Kun-Yomi: ふ.れる、さわ.る、さわ

Koohii stories:

1) [FudoMyo] 7-5-2007(254): For insects to get in contact with each other, they need to place their antennae at just the right angle.

2) [Nukemarine] 8-12-2007(70): Wow, he threw that BOOMERANG with such skill, it made CONTACT with that INSECT in mid flight.

3) [wrightak] 9-7-2006(31): This is commonly read as 触る （さわる）, meaning to touch or feel something. An insect's version of horns are its antennae (see contact (#1813 触)). They are it's prime source of contact with the world and it uses them to touch and feel its way around.

4) [Zactacular] 26-9-2007(28): Th e physics professor explains that, depending on the contact angle, the bugs hitting your windshield may splatter really good!

5) [thairob] 15-1-2008(14): In the movie CONTACT, Jodie Foster has to turn the radio telescope at just the right ANGLE in order to pick up the alien signal. Unfortunately, just as she's found the perfect ANGLE, a huge INSECT lands on the receiver and scrambles the signal. Jodie has to bust ass and call her friend in Australia to pick up the signal.

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