肌触り・肌ざわり・膚触り|はだざわりhadazawari[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
肌触り肌触り is the most common written form and the recommended choice for learners; it is a mixed kanji-kana spelling used for the entry’s meanings.
肌ざわり肌ざわり is a less common mixed kanji-kana variant of 肌触り. You may encounter it, but 肌触り is the better choice for learners.
膚触り膚触り is a mixed kanji-kana variant, but it is rarely used; learners will seldom need to write it.
Definitions
- nounfeel; touch; texture
- nounmanner (with others)
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym手触りてざわりNeutralThe feel when you touch something with your hand; 「肌触り」 is the feel against the skin, said mostly of clothes and towels.
- Synonym感触かんしょくNeutralThe feel of something you come into contact with; also figuratively the feeling or response you get from a matter, as in 「好感触」. Wide range of uses.
- Synonym触感しょっかんWrittenA word for the sense of touch; leans toward written prose and is often used in objective descriptions.
- RelatedタッチNeutralA loanword for the act of touching; also the touch or style of a painter or pianist. Covers a wide range of uses.
- Related触りさわりNeutralThe feel of something you touch; also the most impressive part of a piece of music, and that latter sense is the common one.
Use 「肌触り」 for how clothes, sheets and the like feel against the skin, as in 「肌触りのいいタオル」. For the feel when touching with your hand, say 「手触り」; for a feeling in general, 「感触」.
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