“To touch” in Japanese
Short answer
To touch in Japanese is “触る” (sawaru). Full meaning: to touch, to feel; to get involved (with), to approach; to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate.
Other ways to say “To touch” in Japanese
弄う
irau to touch, to finger, to play with
触れる
sawareru to touch, to feel; to get involved (with), to approach; to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate
接する
sessuru to touch, to come in contact with, to border on, to adjoin, to be adjacent, to be close; to receive (e.g. visitor), to attend to, to serve, to take care of, to look after, to act towards, to deal with, to see; to receive (news), to get, to hear
弄る
ijiru to finger, to touch, to play with, to fiddle with, to toy with; to make changes to, to tinker with, to tamper with; to dabble in, to do as a hobby, to play around with
届く
todoku to reach, to touch, to get to, to carry (of sound); to be delivered, to arrive; to be attentive, to be scrupulous, to be thorough
触れ合う
fureau to come into contact with, to touch (each other), to have a brush with
弄ふ
irou to touch, to finger, to play with
觸る
sawaru to touch, to feel; to get involved (with), to approach; to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate
觸れる
fureru to touch, to feel; to touch (with); to experience, to come in contact with, to perceive
当たる
ataru to be hit, to strike; to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed; to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to
触わる
sawaru to touch, to feel; to get involved (with), to approach; to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate
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