“Texture” in Japanese
Short answer
Texture in Japanese is “木目” (kime). Full meaning: texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail.
Other ways to say “Texture” in Japanese
風合い
fuuai texture (cloth, fabric, paper), feel, appearance
地肌
jihada texture, grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.), natural skin, bare skin, scalp; surface of the earth, bare ground
地合い
jiai texture (cloth, fabric, paper); market tone, undertone; balance between the position of white and black stones
布目
nunome texture, "grain" of a fabric or cloth, direction of the loom or weave in a roll of fabric
肌質
hadashitsu texture, feel; skin texture, skin quality, skin type
織目
orime texture, space between threads (i.e. in cloth)
織り地
oriji texture; fabric
舌触り
shitazawari feel on the tongue (of food or drink), texture
テクスチャ
tekusucha texture
石理
sekiri texture (of a rock), structure
質感
shitsukan feel (of a material), texture
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