Translation guide
Describes a horse coat color with a mix of dark and light hairs, creating a mottled or spotted pattern. In Japanese, this is expressed with specific compound words.
The learner wants to describe a horse with a dapple grey coat.
The most common and standard term for a dapple grey horse coat. Literally 'dregs hair', referring to the mixed grey appearance.
あの馬は粕毛です。
That horse is a dapple grey.
Refers to a grey or roan coat, often used for horses that are grey overall, including dapple grey patterns. More general than 粕毛.
芦毛の馬が牧場にいる。
There is a grey horse in the pasture.
Loanword from English, used in some equestrian contexts, but less common than native terms.
ダップルグレーの馬は美しい。
Dapple grey horses are beautiful.
In Japanese, horse coat colors are often described with specific compound words ending in 毛 (げ, 'hair'). 粕毛 (かすげ) is the most direct equivalent for dapple grey, while 芦毛 (あしげ) covers a broader range of grey/roan coats.