tactile feel; texture
Refers to the physical sensation or texture perceived through touch, often used when describing the feel of a surface or material.
この布の触感はとても柔らかい。
The feel of this cloth is very soft.
sense of touch
Synonymous with 触覚 (しょっかく), referring to the sensory faculty of touch. Often used in more technical or descriptive contexts.
See also: 触覚
触感は五感の一つです。
The sense of touch is one of the five senses.
触感 specifically refers to the sensation felt through touch, while テクスチャ covers both visual and tactile surface qualities, including digital/graphic textures.
触感 emphasizes the tactile sensation when touching something, whereas きめ describes the surface's inherent grain or fineness.
触感 refers strictly to the sensation of touch itself, while 質感 also includes the visual sense of a material's texture, not just how it feels to the fingers.
触感 is a more technical term for the sensory quality of touch (e.g. in product design), while 感触 is the everyday word for how something feels.
Compound of 触 (touch) and 感 (feeling, sensation). The reading しょっかん is a regular on'yomi combination.