触る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さわ
Grade: S

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) わる [sàwárú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠ɰᵝa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

触る (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana さわる, rōmaji sawaru)

  1. to touch, to feel
     (ぼく) (くるま) (さわ)らないでくれ。
    Boku no kuruma o sawaranai de kure.
    Don't touch my car!
     (さわ)な!
    Sawaru na!
    Hands off!

Usage notes

  • The verb 触る often carries a negative or sexual connotation.
  • Although 触る is intransitive, it may be used with the direct object marker (o).

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  1. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.
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