JLPT N3 · Verb

触れる (fureru)

触れる (ふれる, fureru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to touch; to feel”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ふれる
Romaji: fureru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to touch; to feel · ichidan verb, intransitive
to touch (with) · ichidan verb, transitive · as 〜に手を触れる, 〜に口を触れる, etc.
to experience; to come in contact with; to perceive · ichidan verb, intransitive
to touch on (a subject); to allude to; to refer to; to mention; to bring up · ichidan verb, intransitive
to be in conflict with; to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to infringe · ichidan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

何かが足に触れるのを感じた。

I felt something touch my feet.

Tatoeba #188117

彼の手紙はその事件にそれとなくふれている。

His letter alludes to the event.

Tatoeba #117031

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

Conjugation of 触れる

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	触れる	ふれる fureru
Polite (~masu)	触れます	ふれます furemasu
Negative	触れない	ふれない furenai
Polite negative	触れません	ふれません furemasen
Past	触れた	ふれた fureta
Polite past	触れました	ふれました furemashita
Negative past	触れなかった	ふれなかった furenakatta
Te-form	触れて	ふれて furete
Potential	触れられる	ふれられる furerareru
Passive	触れられる	ふれられる furerareru
Causative	触れさせる	ふれさせる furesaseru
Volitional	触れよう	ふれよう fureyou
Imperative	触れろ	ふれろ furero
Conditional (~ba)	触れれば	ふれれば furereba

Kanji in 触れる

触

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 触れる.

触るさわるto touch感触かんしょくfeel (of something)接触せっしょくtouch

Source: JMdict entry 1357990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.