This is the 3331st most frequent Japanese word.
接触
Contact; touch; exposure.
In this sentence, '接触' refers to 'contact' in a figurative sense, indicating personal interaction or communication between individuals.
彼は友達と接触がなくなり疎遠になりました。
He lost contact with his friends and grew distant.
Here, '接触' is used in the literal sense of 'touching' or 'coming into contact with' a physical substance.
この化学物質に接触すると危険です。
Contact with this chemical substance is dangerous.
In this context, '接触' describes a physical collision or encounter between objects.