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触る is an exact match with one form of the following word:
触る
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Reading : さわる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to touch; to feel  (often now with を)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
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触る is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 36,000 (about 15,800,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 272 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 10279
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 36 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
その
なべ
さわ
らない
すごく
あつ
から
Don't touch that pot! It's very hot.
ぜったい
絶対
そのスイッチ
さわ
って
はいけない
On no account must you touch that switch.
ぼくカメラ
さわ
らないでくれ

Leave my camera alone.
さわる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 84,000 (about 3,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 36 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ショク   ふれる    さわ to touch   
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カク   corner; horn   かど corner   つの horn   
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corner
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
チュウ   むし insect   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
dot   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
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