触る (Sawaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to touch, to feel, to handle, to get involved (with)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto touch; to feel; to handle
- godan verb, intransitive verbto get involved (with); to approach
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
Examples
それに触るな。
Don't touch it.
触らぬ神に祟りなし。
Let sleeping dogs lie.
彼は私のほおに触った。
He touched me on the cheek.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).