触さわり

〈物もの〉の触さわりは〈事こと〉だthe highlight/best part of ~ is ~
この小しょう説せつの触さわりは主しゅ人じん公こうが真しん実じつを知しる場ば面めんだ。
The highlight of this novel is the scene where the protagonist learns the truth.
触さわりだけ〈動どう詞し〉to do/experience just the beginning (of a song, story, etc.)
曲きょくの触さわりだけ聴きいて、購こう入にゅうを決きめた。
I listened to just the intro of the song and decided to buy it.
〈人ひと〉は触さわりがいい／悪わるいsomeone's manner toward others is pleasant/unpleasant
彼かれは触さわりがいい人ひとで、みんなに好すかれている。
He has a pleasant manner and is liked by everyone.
触さわりが〈形けい容よう詞し〉the texture/feel is ~ (soft, rough, etc.)
このタオルは触さわりが柔やわらかい。
This towel has a soft feel.

Expressions

舌した触ざわりがいいsoft and pleasant on the tongue

Kanji

触contact, touch, feel

Related words

感かん触しょくN1sense 1
感触 is the general word for a physical or emotional impression left by touch, while 触り focuses on the raw texture felt in the moment.
山やま場ば sense 3
山場 is the dramatic peak or turning point of a story, while 触り refers more loosely to the most memorable or enjoyable part.
冒ぼう頭とうN1sense 4
冒頭 formally means the very opening of a text or speech, while 触り (in its colloquial sense) means just a brief taste of the beginning.
手て触ざわり sense 1
手触り specifically describes how something feels to the hand, whereas 触り can refer to touch or texture more broadly, even abstractly.
見みせ場ば sense 3
見せ場 is a standout scene meant to showcase skill or spectacle, while 触り is simply the part that captures the essence or appeal of something.

Don't confuse with

障さわり
触り (feel, highlight, intro) and 障り (a hindrance or harmful effect) are pronounced identically but have completely unrelated meanings.

Word family· 9

手て触ざわり
feel; texture; touch
肌はだ触ざわり
feel; texture; touch · manner with people; personal manner; feel of dealing with someone
舌した触ざわり
mouthfeel; texture (on the tongue)
口くち触ざわり
texture in the mouth; mouthfeel; how food feels when eaten
指ゆび触ざわり
feel to the touch; texture when touched with fingers

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歯は触ざわり
texture of food; mouthfeel
耳みみ触ざわり
feeling one gets from listening; aural impression
触さわり金がね
nut (shamisen part)
足あし触ざわり
feel underfoot; texture felt by the feet

Written forms

触さわりUsage11%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
さわりUsage69%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the 'feel/touch' sense.
サワリUsage19%

Etymology

Derived from the verb 触る (さわる, 'to touch'), nominalized to mean 'touch' or 'feel'. The extended senses developed metaphorically from the idea of 'touching' or 'contact'.