感触|かんしょくkanshoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfeel (of something); touch; texture; sensation
   これはシルクの感触かんしょくだ。↗

   This feels like silk.
2. nounfeeling; impression

• Synonym手触りてざわりNeutralThe feel of touching something with your hand, as in 「柔らかい手触り」; also the impression something gives. For a grasp of negotiations or progress, 「感触」 is the usual word.
• SynonymタッチNeutralLoanword for touching or contact; also the touch and style of a painter or performer, as in 「軽いタッチ」. 「感触」 cannot refer to style.
• Synonym感覚かんかくNeutralMuch broader: sensory perception, and also one's sense for judging beauty or good and bad, as in 「金銭感覚」. 「感触」 is the concrete feeling gained from contact.
• Synonym感じかんじNeutralThe most common everyday word: a general feeling, impression or atmosphere, as in 「いい感じ」. 「感触」 is more concrete — a tactile feel or a grasp of how things stand.
• Synonym肌触りはだざわりNeutralThe feel against the skin, as in 「肌触りのいいタオル」; mostly about fabrics, but can figuratively describe the impression a person gives. 「感触」 is not limited to the skin.
• Synonym触感しょっかんWrittenA written/formal word: the sense of touch itself, common in product descriptions and technical writing; unlike 「感触」, it can't give an impression of how things stand.
• Related体感たいかんNeutralA feeling the whole body senses, as in 「体感温度」; also a verb for experiencing something firsthand. 「感触」 leans toward the feel on contact or an impression.
• Related手応えてごたえNeutralThe response felt in the hand when striking or touching, and the response your efforts get, as in 「手応えを感じる」; it centers on whether there is feedback or effect.
• Related触りさわりNeutralCan mean the feel of something, but more often the most exciting part of a piece of music or a story, as in 「話のさわり」. For everyday feel, 「感触」 and 「手触り」 are more common.

「感触」 is the default for the feel of touching something and for a sense of how things are going, as in 「確かな感触を得る」. Say 「手触り」 for how something feels in the hand, 「肌触り」 for feel against the skin, and 「手応え」 for feedback on your efforts; for general feelings and impressions, 「感じ」 is the everyday word.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 外界がいかいの刺激しげきに触ふれて感かんじること。
2. 手てに触ふれた感かんじ。手触てざわり。
3. 受うける印象いんしょう。漠然ばくぜんと感かんじられるさま。手応てごたえ。