How to say "furry" in Japanese

• ケモナー
  nounSlang for 'furry' as a person: an enthusiast for animal characters with human characteristics. Use it when talking about someone with that enthusiasm, not about the characters themselves or a furry surface.
• 獣人じゅうじん
  nounCovers 'furry' as the creature itself: a fictional fusion of human and animal, a therianthrope, as when describing a character in fiction that is part human, part beast. A less common equivalent.
• 毛だらけけだらけ
  no-adjectiveThe literal sense: hairy, covered with hair or fur. Use it of an animal or object so covered, not of the character or enthusiast senses of 'furry'; a less common choice.

Use 「ケモナー」 for a person keen on animal characters with human traits, 獣人 for the character or creature that fuses human and animal, and 「毛だらけ」 only for something literally covered in fur or hair.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ケモナーfurry (enthusiast for animal characters with human characteristics)
• 獣人じゅうじん(fictional) fusion of human and animal
• 毛だらけけだらけhairy