JLPT N4 · Verb

触る (sawaru)

触る (さわる, sawaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to touch; to feel”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さわる
Romaji: sawaru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to touch; to feel; to handle · godan verb, intransitive, transitive
to get involved (with); to approach · godan verb, intransitive
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate · godan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

触らぬ神に祟りなし。

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 触る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	触る	さわる sawaru
Polite (~masu)	触ります	さわります sawarimasu
Negative	触らない	さわらない sawaranai
Polite negative	触りません	さわりません sawarimasen
Past	触った	さわった sawatta
Polite past	触りました	さわりました sawarimashita
Negative past	触らなかった	さわらなかった sawaranakatta
Te-form	触って	さわって sawatte
Potential	触れる	さわれる sawareru
Passive	触られる	さわられる sawarareru
Causative	触らせる	さわらせる sawaraseru
Volitional	触ろう	さわろう sawarou
Imperative	触れ	さわれ saware
Conditional (~ba)	触れば	さわれば sawareba

Kanji in 触る

触

contact, touch, feelショク・ふ.れる・さわ.る · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 触る.

触れるふれるto touch感触かんしょくfeel (of something)接触せっしょくtouch

Source: JMdict entry 1357980 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.