肌はだ触ざわり

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Meanings

noun

feel; texture; touch

The tactile feeling of something against the skin, especially cloth, towels, bedding, cosmetics, or surfaces. Common in phrases such as 肌触りがいい and 肌触りのよい生地.

このタオルは肌はだ触ざわりが柔やわらかい。
This towel feels soft against the skin.
肌はだ触ざわりのいいシャツを選えらんだ。
I chose a shirt with a pleasant feel.

noun

manner with people; personal manner; feel of dealing with someone

Figurative use for the impression someone gives in personal interaction. It is close to 人当たり or 物腰, and is less basic than the tactile sense.

彼かれは肌はだ触ざわりのいい人じん物ぶつで、初しょ対たい面めんでも話はなしやすい。
He has an easy, pleasant manner, and is easy to talk to even when you first meet him.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の肌はだ触ざわりがいいsomething feels nice against the skin
このタオルは肌はだ触ざわりがいい。
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
彼かれは肌はだ触ざわりのいい人ひとで、初はじめて会あってもすぐに話はなしやすい。
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
この布ぬのは肌はだ触ざわりが悪わるくてかゆくなる。
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
肌はだ触ざわりのよい生き地じでシャツを作つくった。
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.)
このセーターはやわらかい肌はだ触ざわりが気きに入いっている。
I really like the soft texture of this sweater.

Kanji

肌texture, skin, body
触contact, touch, feel
膚skin, body, grain

Related words

手て触ざわり sense 1
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.
人ひと当あたりN1sense 2
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.
触しょっ感かん sense 1
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.
物もの腰ごし sense 2
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.
感かん触しょくN1
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.

Don't confuse with

肌はだN3
肌触り refers specifically to how something feels against the skin (a texture), while 肌 alone refers to the skin itself or a surface more broadly.

Built from

肌はだ+触さわる

Written forms

肌はだ触ざわりUsage70%
Standard kanji spelling and the highest-priority form.
肌はだざわりUsage28%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; useful and readable, especially when avoiding the full kanji spelling 触り.
はだざわりUsage2%
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.