触れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 触れる | 触れない |
| Polite | 触れます | 触れません |
| Past polite | 触れました | 触れませんでした |
| Past | 触れた | 触れなかった |
| Te-form | 触れて | 触れないで |
| Desire | 触れたい | 触れたくない |
| Potential | 触れられるalso 触れれる | 触れられないalso 触れれない |
| Passive | 触れられる | 触れられない |
| Causative | 触れさせる | 触れさせない |
| Causative passive | 触れさせられる | 触れさせられない |
| Volitional | 触れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 触れましょう | |
| Imperative | 触れろ | 触れるな |
| Conditional | 触れれば | 触れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 触れたら | 触れなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
touch; come into contact; feel against
Intransitive use, typically with に: something touches or comes into contact with a surface or the body, sometimes with the nuance of being felt physically.
My fingertip touched the cold glass.
冷たい風が頬に触れた。
A cold wind touched my cheek.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
touch with; put one's hand to
Transitive pattern such as 〜に手を触れる or 〜に口を触れる: the body part or instrument is marked with を, and the thing touched with に.
展示品に手を触れないでください。
Please do not touch the exhibits with your hands.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
experience; be exposed to; come into contact with; perceive
Abstract contact or exposure, often to culture, information, ideas, kindness, or art. In phrases like 目に触れる, it can mean coming into someone's view or awareness.
留学中に多くの異文化に触れた。
During my study abroad, I experienced many different cultures.
その写真は多くの人の目に触れた。
That photograph was seen by many people.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Used for bringing up or referring to a topic, usually as 〜に触れる. The negative form 触れない is common when deliberately avoiding a subject.
会議ではその問題に触れなかった。
They did not touch on that issue at the meeting.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
violate; infringe; conflict with
Used with laws, rules, regulations, copyrights, and similar standards, usually as 法律に触れる or 規則に触れる.
その行為は法律に触れる可能性がある。
That act may violate the law.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
proclaim; make known; spread
Rare or old-fashioned transitive use meaning to announce or spread news, a proclamation, or a rumor. Modern Japanese more often uses expressions such as 触れ回る, 知らせる, or 言い広める.
古い用法では、「噂を触れる」が噂を言い広める意味で使われることがある。
In older usage, 噂を触れる can be used to mean spreading a rumor.
The cool breeze felt good against my skin.
Please do not touch the exhibits.
I was exposed to a foreign culture for the first time when I studied abroad.
He avoided bringing up that topic.
advance warning; prior notice; prior announcement · harbinger; sign; omen; portent
come into contact; touch each other; interact
professing to be; passing oneself off as
develop a rash; get skin irritation · be overly influenced; be swept up by
official notice; public announcement · Edo-period shogunate proclamation
common; ordinary; commonplace; trite
preliminary announcement; advance notice; portent; sign; forewarning
town order (Edo period); official proclamation affecting a whole town
order to go into battle; call to arms · battlefield order; field command
spread around; go around telling; circulate
drumming in the streets to announce a sumo tournament · announcing an event by walking around beating a drum; drum used for such announcements
profess to be; pass oneself off as; advertise oneself as · advertise; announce; make publicly known
be common; be commonplace; be ordinary
expose (someone to something); introduce (someone to something)