How to say "hairy" in Japanese

• 毛深いけぶかい
  i-adjectiveDescribes a person or animal with thick, abundant hair on the body or coat — the straightforward word for saying that someone, or a dog or other animal, is hairy.
  毛深けぶかいまゆ毛げが彼かれの顔かおの特徴とくちょうだった。↗

  His bushy brows accented his face.
• 多毛たもう
  no-adjectiveLiterally 'much hair'; a less common word for hairiness, found most often in medical or technical descriptions of abundant hair.
• 毛だらけけだらけ
  no-adjectiveDescribes something covered all over with hairs: a sweater or sofa full of a pet's hairs, but also an arm or leg covered in hair.
• 毛むくじゃらけむくじゃら
  no-adjectiveDescribes something densely covered in thick hair or fuzz, such as a shaggy dog or a hairy caterpillar — a vivid word for thick, fuzzy growth.

Choose 「毛深い」 for a person or animal with thick, abundant hair; 多毛 for medical or technical descriptions of hairiness; 「毛だらけ」 for something covered all over with hairs; and 「毛むくじゃら」 for dense, fuzzy or shaggy growth.

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• 毛深いけぶかいhairy
• 多毛たもうhairy
• 毛だらけけだらけhairy
• 毛むくじゃらけむくじゃらdensely covered in thick hair
• むくむくshaggy