触れる
ふれる
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience
Meaning
- to touch; to feel
- to touch (with)
- to experience; to come in contact with; to perceive
- to touch on (a subject); to allude to; to refer to; to mention; to bring up
- to be in conflict with; to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to infringe
- to proclaim; to make known; to spread (e.g. a rumour)
Example sentences
体が触れられたとき肌の感覚器官は脳に信号を送り、エンドルフィンのような化学物質が放出される。
When the body is touched, receptors in the skin send messages to the brain causing the release of chemicals such as endorphins.
また一方で、若者たちは仏教に触れる中で、仏教を心の支えに必要なものと考え始めているようだ。
On the other hand, there seem to be those among young folk who, while touching on Buddhism, have started to think of it as a vital spiritual support.
「ところで神社を知っていますか？」「軽く触れる程度には。信仰対象となった存在、いわゆるところの神格を祭る礼拝施設ね」
"By the way, do you know what a Shinto shrine is?" "I've a little bit of knowledge on the subject. It's a religious facility where that which is the object of worship, that called the genius loci, is enshrined."