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触る (さわる, sawaru) Japanese meaning: touch | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N5 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 触る · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 触さわ る 触さわ らない Polite 触さわ ります 触さわ りません Past polite 触さわ りました 触さわ りませんでした Past 触さわ った 触さわ らなかった Te-form 触さわ って 触さわ らないで Desire 触さわ りたい 触さわ りたくない Potential 触さわ れる 触さわ れない Passive 触さわ られる 触さわ られない Causative 触さわ らせる 触さわ らせない Causative passive 触さわ らせられる also 触さわ らされる 触さわ らせられない also 触さわ らされない Volitional 触さわ ろう Polite volitional 触さわ りましょう Imperative 触さわ れ 触さわ るな Conditional 触さわ れば 触さわ らなければ Tara conditional 触さわ ったら 触さわ らなかったら
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さわ
ら
ない
で
ください
。
Please do not touch the exhibits.
It's dangerous to touch an outlet with wet hands.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 に 触さわ らないでください please do not touch 〈thing〉
Please do not touch the exhibits.
〈 事こと 〉 に 触さわ らない 方ほう がいい it's better not to get involved in 〈matter〉
You'd better not get involved in that matter.
気き に 触さわ る to get on someone's nerves; to offend
The way he spoke offended me.
体からだ に 触さわ る to be harmful to one's health
Staying up late is bad for your health.
Expressions 虫むし に 障さわ る have a stomach ache · get on one's nerves; cause offense 寄よ ると 触さわ ると whenever they get together; every time they meet Transitive / intransitive 触る is used both intransitively with に (壁に触る, 'to touch the wall') and, especially in casual speech, transitively with を (壁を触る, 'to touch the wall').
Related words 障る specifically means to have a harmful or irritating effect (as in 気に障る), while 触る covers both physical touching and this negative sense.
触れる suggests a light, brief, or incidental touch (or figuratively 'touching on' a topic), while 触る implies more deliberate or sustained contact.
触る simply means to touch something with your hand, while 弄る implies fiddling or manipulating it with your fingers out of idle habit.
触る means simply to touch something, whereas 撫でる specifically describes a gentle stroking or patting motion.
Don't confuse with 騒ぐ (さわぐ) means to make noise or fuss, while 触る (さわる) means to touch something; the two are easily confused because of their similar pronunciation and spelling.
触る (transitive, 〜を触る) means 'to touch', while 障る (intransitive, 〜に障る) means 'to harm/irritate'; they are homophones written with different kanji.
Word family· 10 feel; touch; texture · manner; attitude; way of dealing with others · highlight; best part; climax · beginning; intro
feel; texture; touch
feel; texture; touch · manner with people; personal manner; feel of dealing with someone
mouthfeel; texture (on the tongue)
Written forms 触さわ る Usage 68%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
さわる Usage 32%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the physical touch sense.
Etymology Native Japanese verb. The kanji 触 is used for its meaning 'touch, contact'. The reading さわる is a kun'yomi.
texture in the mouth; mouthfeel; how food feels when eaten
Show 5 more feel to the touch; texture when touched with fingers
texture of food; mouthfeel
feeling one gets from listening; aural impression
nut (shamisen part)
feel underfoot; texture felt by the feet
