手応え

• 読み: てごたえ
• ローマ字: tegotae
• 漢字の分解: 手 (te) — hand; 応え (kotae) — response, reaction
• 発音: /te.ɡo.ta.e/

意味

Response; reaction; resistance; feedback. The tangible sense of effect or result you feel when engaging with a task, person, or physical object.

A noun combining 手 (te, hand) and 応え (kotae, response, reaction). Used both literally—the physical push-back felt when striking or holding something—and figuratively, as the sense that one's efforts are having an effect. 手応えがある (tegotae ga aru) means 'there's something to it; it's working,' while 手応えがない means 'no reaction; nothing to show for the effort.'

例文

1. 今日のプレゼンは手応えがあった。おそらく採用されるだろう。
2. 釣り竿に強い手応えを感じたとき、大物の予感がした。
3. この教授法には手応えがある。生徒の目が明らかに輝いてきた。

使い方ガイド

場面: work, education, sports, fishing, everyday conversation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 手 (te, hand) and 応え (kotae, response, reaction). The original sense was the physical resistance felt in the hand when striking or gripping; it extended metaphorically to any feedback confirming that one's actions are having an impact.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal