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感触 (かんしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

感かん触しょく

か

ん

しょ

く

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

feel; touch; texture; sensation

Physical tactile sensation: how something feels to the touch, its texture, or the sensation of contact.

この布ぬのの感かん触しょくはとても柔やわらかい。
The feel of this cloth is very soft.
初はじめて

雪ゆき

の

感かん

触しょく

を

味あじ

わっ

た

。

I experienced the sensation of snow for the first time.

2

noun

feeling; impression

Abstract impression or intuitive sense about a situation, person, or outcome; often used when describing a hunch or gut feeling.

彼かれの話はなしからは、成せい功こうする感かん触しょくが伝つたわってきた。
From his story, I got the feeling that it would succeed.
面めん接せつの感かん触しょくは悪わるくなかった。
My impression of the interview wasn't bad.

Kanji

感emotion, feeling, sensation
触contact, touch, feel

Similar words

手て触ざわり
手触り focuses specifically on the tactile feel when touching with the hand, while 感触 can be broader, including overall bodily sensation or abstract impression.
肌はだ触ざわり
肌触り refers to how something feels against the skin, often used for clothing or bedding; 感触 is more general and can be used for any tactile or intuitive sense.

Etymology

Compound of 感 (kan, 'feeling, sensation') and 触 (shoku, 'touch, contact'). The combination naturally yields the meaning of tactile sensation and, by extension, intuitive impression.