noun
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.
この砂浜は足触りがとても柔らかい。
This sandy beach feels very soft underfoot.
新しいカーペットの足触りを確かめる。
I check the feel of the new carpet under my feet.
手触り refers to the feel or texture of something when touched by the hand, while 足触り specifically refers to the sensation felt by the feet.
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.