Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 質しつ 感かん を 出だ す to bring out/express the texture of a material
This cream helps bring out the texture of the skin.
質しつ 感かん が 違ちが う the texture/feel is different
These two fabrics look similar in color, but their texture is different.
リアルな 質しつ 感かん realistic texture
This figure is known for its realistic-looking skin texture.
質しつ 感かん を 再さい 現げん する to reproduce/replicate a texture (e.g. in CG or design)
We reproduced the texture of wood in the 3D model.
Kanji 質 substance, quality, matter 感 emotion, feeling, sensation Related words 手触り is specifically the sensation felt by touching something with the hand, while 質感 covers both tactile and visual impressions of a material's surface quality.
感触 is a broader word for any physical sensation (including temperature, pressure, or emotional impression), whereas 質感 is narrower, focusing on a material's surface quality.
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.
テクスチャー is a loanword used mainly in design, art, and 3D/CG contexts for surface texture, while 質感 is the everyday Japanese term used across fashion, product reviews, and design alike.
質感 is a more formal, descriptive term for the perceived texture of a material, while きめ focuses on the fineness or coarseness of the surface itself.
Etymology Compound of 質 (しつ , 'quality, substance') and 感 (かん , 'feeling, sensation'). The word is a relatively modern coinage for describing material texture.
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