How to say "fuzzy" in Japanese

• ファジーCommon
  na-adjectiveCovers fuzzy as imprecise or ill-defined, especially in technical contexts such as fuzzy logic. A loanword used much as the English adjective is.
• もやもやCommon
  adverb (with と), suru verbCovers fuzzy as hazy, murky, or vague, typically about unclear thoughts, feelings, or indistinct visual impressions. Colloquial and mimetic; seldom used for technical imprecision, where ファジー is really the word.
  「あっぱれ！」天使てんしはそういうと、稲妻いなずまが走はしるもやもやの煙けむりの中なかへ消きえていった。↗

  "Done!" says the angel, and disappears in a cloud of smoke and a bolt of lightning.

Use 「ファジー」 for fuzzy in its direct, often technical or logical sense of imprecise or ill-defined, and 「もやもや」 for fuzzy as vague, hazy, or unclear in a colloquial, often emotional or visual way.

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

• ファジーfuzzy
• もやもやhazy
• ぱやぱやfuzzy
• 毛むくじゃらけむくじゃらdensely covered in thick hair
• つかみ所のないつかみどころのないvague
• つかみ所がないつかみどころがないvague
• 朦朧もうろうdim
• 曖昧あいまいfuzzy
• ぼうぼうvague (e.g. memories)
• ヌーボーvague