触る

さわる

to touch, to feel

Also:to get involved (with), to be harmful to

What does 触る mean?

触る is a Japanese verb meaning to touch, to feel in English. It can also be translated as to get involved (with), to be harmful to depending on context. It is written as 触る in kanji, さわる in hiragana, and sawaru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

らぬ神に祟りなし。

Let sleeping dogs lie.