障る (Sawaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
Examples
ああいう人は神経にさわる。
A man like that gets on my nerves.
トムの話し方は私の癇にさわる。
Tom's way of speaking gets on my nerves.
彼女の行動は本当に私の神経に障った。
Her behavior really got on my nerves.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).