feel underfoot; texture felt by the feet
Describes the tactile sensation experienced through the soles of the feet when walking on a surface, such as softness, hardness, or graininess.
This sandy beach feels very soft underfoot.
I check the feel of the new carpet under my feet.
Standard kanji spelling for the feel of something underfoot.
Mixed kana spelling that makes the reading clear; common in everyday writing.
Compound of 足 (あし, 'foot') and 触り (ざわり, 'feel, touch'), the nominalized form of 触る (さわる, 'to touch'). The reading ざわり is a sequential voicing (連濁) of さわり.