手て応ごたえ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

tactile feedback; feeling of resistance

Describes the physical sensation felt through the hands when touching, striking, or manipulating something, often implying a sense of firmness or resistance.

生き地じをこねるとき、手て応ごたえで発はっ酵こう具ぐ合あいがわかる。
When kneading dough, you can tell how well it has fermented by the feel in your hands.
釣つり竿ざおにぐっと手て応ごたえがあった。
I felt a strong tug on the fishing rod.

noun

positive response; impact; effect

Refers to a satisfying reaction or tangible result from one's actions, effort, or words; often used when something feels worthwhile or effective.

プレゼンの後あと、手て応ごたえを感かんじた。
After the presentation, I felt it had a good response.
新あたらしい広こう告こくは手て応ごたえがあった。
The new advertisement had a noticeable impact.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に手て応ごたえを感かんじるto feel resistance from something (through the hands)
釣つり糸いとを引ひくと、魚さかなの手て応ごたえを感かんじた。
When I pulled the fishing line, I felt the resistance of a fish.
手て応ごたえを感かんじるto feel that one's efforts are having a positive effect
新あたらしい営えい業ぎょう方ほう法ほうに手て応ごたえを感かんじている。
I'm feeling that the new sales approach is really working.
手て応ごたえがあるto have a firm feel/resistance, or to have a noticeable positive effect
このハンマーは打うつと手て応ごたえがある。
This hammer has a satisfying feel of resistance when you strike with it.
手て応ごたえがないto get no response or noticeable effect from one's efforts
何なん度ど提てい案あんしても手て応ごたえがない。
No matter how many times I make the proposal, I get no response.
手て応ごたえを得えるto obtain a satisfying response or result
試し作さく品ひんへの良よい手て応ごたえを得えた。
We got a positive response to the prototype.

Kanji

手hand
応apply, answer, yes
答solution, answer

Related words

感かん触しょくN1sense 1
感触 is the general word for how something feels to the touch, while 手応え specifically points to a felt resistance or push-back through the hands.
反はん応のうN2sense 2
反応 is any reaction to a stimulus, while 手応え implies a tangible, often satisfying result that one personally feels from their effort.
実じっ感かんN2sense 2
実感 is the sense of something being real or true, whereas 手応え is specifically the felt payoff or effectiveness of one's own action.
歯は応ごたえ
手応え describes the felt response or resistance when acting on something (e.g. a task or opponent), the same figurative territory as 歯応え's 'challenge' sense.

Built from

手て+応こたえる

Written forms

手て応ごたえUsage63%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
手てごたえUsage37%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; often used when the kanji 応 is considered difficult or for stylistic reasons.
手て答ごたえUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not commonly used in modern writing.

Etymology

Compound of 手 (hand) and 応え (response, effect). The literal meaning 'hand response' developed into both the physical sensation of resistance and the figurative sense of a satisfying reaction.