noun
sensualist
A person who prioritizes sensory or physical pleasure, often in a philosophical or lifestyle context. The term can carry a slightly formal or literary tone.
彼は官能主義者で、美食と芸術を何よりも大切にしている。
He is a sensualist who values fine food and art above all else.
快楽主義者 (hedonist) focuses on pleasure as the ultimate good, while 官能主義者 emphasizes sensory or aesthetic experience specifically.
Compound of 官能 (senses, sensuality) + 主義 (principle, -ism) + 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term follows a common pattern for forming nouns describing adherents of a doctrine.