Translation guide
The process of shedding old skin, feathers, hair, or shell to allow for new growth. In Japanese, the specific term depends on the animal and what is being shed.
To describe the biological process where an animal sheds its outer layer.
General term for molting or shedding skin, especially for reptiles and insects. Can also be used metaphorically for personal growth.
The snake molted.
When it's time to molt, crabs hide under rocks.
Specifically refers to shedding a shell, used for crustaceans like crabs and shrimp.
Molting is essential for shrimp growth.
Verb form: to molt (skin).
I observed the lizard molting.
To describe birds shedding and regrowing feathers.
The specific term for birds molting feathers. Commonly used in ornithology and bird keeping.
Chickens molt in autumn.
Birds expend energy during the molting period.
A more descriptive phrase meaning 'feathers are replaced', used in everyday conversation.
It's the season when sparrows molt.
To describe seasonal shedding of fur or hair.
To describe the shedding of an exoskeleton during growth.
脱皮 (dappi) is for skin/shell, 換羽 (kan'u) is for feathers, and 換毛 (kanmou) is for fur. Use the correct term based on the animal type to sound natural.
Snakes molt (skin), but sparrows molt (feathers).
脱皮 can be used metaphorically to mean 'breaking out of one's shell' or personal transformation, similar to 'shedding one's old self'.
He shed his shy self and became sociable.
Cleaning is tough when dogs are molting.