noun
feel to the touch; texture when touched with fingers
Describes the tactile sensation of an object when touched with one's fingers, such as smoothness, roughness, or softness.
この布の指触りはとてもなめらかだ。
The feel of this cloth is very smooth.
陶器の指触りを確かめる。
I check the texture of the pottery by touch.
手触り is a more general word for the feel or texture of something when touched with the hand, while 指触り specifically emphasizes the sensation through the fingers.
肌触り refers to the feel of something against the skin, often used for clothing or bedding, whereas 指触り focuses on the tactile sensation when actively touching with the fingers.
Compound of 指 (yubi, 'finger') and 触り (sawari, 'touch, feel'). The reading ざわり is a rendaku form of さわり.