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肌触り (はだざわり, hadazawari) Japanese meaning: feel | Kotomora
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柔やわ
らかい
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This towel feels soft against the skin.
I chose a shirt with a pleasant feel.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 肌はだ 触ざわ りがいい something feels nice against the skin
This towel feels nice against the skin.
肌はだ 触ざわ りのいい 〈 人ひと 〉 someone who gives a warm, approachable impression
He gives such a warm impression that even on a first meeting he's easy to talk to.
肌はだ 触ざわ りが 悪わる い something feels unpleasant against the skin
This cloth feels unpleasant against the skin and makes me itchy.
肌はだ 触ざわ りのよい 〈 物もの 〉 an item with a pleasant texture
I made a shirt out of fabric with a pleasant texture.
〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 肌はだ 触ざわ り a texture described by a particular quality (soft, smooth, rough, etc.)
I really like the soft texture of this sweater.
Related words 手触り focuses on what the hand feels when touching something, while 肌触り refers to how something feels against the skin or body as a whole, like clothing or bedding.
人当たり is the standard word for someone's manner toward others, while 肌触り in this figurative sense is a softer, more impressionistic way of describing the same thing.
触感 is a more technical, general term for tactile sensation, whereas 肌触り is the everyday word used for fabrics, cosmetics, and physical comfort.
物腰 describes a person's demeanor or bearing more formally, while 肌触り (figurative) conveys a looser, more intuitive sense of how someone comes across.
肌触り describes how something feels against the skin (often clothing or bedding), whereas 感触 is broader and can apply to any contact or intuitive sense.
Written forms 肌はだ 触ざわ り Usage 70%
Standard kanji spelling and the highest-priority form.
肌はだ ざわり Usage 28%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; useful and readable, especially when avoiding the full kanji spelling 触り.
はだざわり Usage 2%
膚はだ 触ざわ り
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; normally use 肌触り instead.
Etymology A transparent compound of 肌, 'skin,' and 触り, 'touch/feel.' This explains the main sense of how something feels against the skin; the interpersonal sense is a figurative extension.
