Translation guide
Describes something unpleasantly wet and soft, especially food that has absorbed too much liquid and lost its crispness, or ground that is soaked with water.
Describe food that has absorbed moisture and lost its original texture, becoming unpleasantly soft.
Past tense of ふやける, meaning to become soft and swollen from absorbing water. Commonly used for bread, crackers, cereal, etc.
These crackers are soggy.
The bread soaked in soup became soggy.
Onomatopoeic adjective describing something wet and mushy, often with a negative nuance. Used for food that has become unpleasantly soggy.
Soggy french fries are not tasty.
Describes something that is not only wet but also messy and mushy, like overcooked noodles or a soggy mess.
The ramen noodles got all soggy.
Describe earth, ground, or a surface that is saturated with water and soft.
Past tense of ぬかるむ, meaning to be muddy and slushy. Used for ground that has become soft and wet, making it difficult to walk on.
The road is soggy from the rain.
My foot got stuck in the soggy ground.
Onomatopoeic word meaning soaking wet. Can be used for ground, but also for clothes or objects that are drenched.
The sports ground is soggy and can't be used.
Describes something damp and soggy, often with a sense of being unpleasantly wet and possibly rotting. Used for soil or organic matter.
The fallen leaves are soggy and wet.
Describe objects like clothes, paper, or cardboard that have become wet and lost their stiffness.
Means soaking wet, drenched. Often used for clothes, towels, or paper that are completely wet and heavy.
My clothes got soggy from the rain.
Adverb meaning thoroughly wet, soaked. Similar to びしょびしょ but often implies a heavier, more saturated state.
ふやけた is for food or objects that have absorbed water and become soft/swollen. ぬかるんだ is specifically for ground or roads that are muddy and slushy. Do not use ぬかるんだ for food.
The bread is soggy.
The road is soggy.
There is no single Japanese word that covers all uses of 'soggy'. Choose the expression based on what is wet: food (ふやけた), ground (ぬかるんだ), or general soaked items (びしょびしょ). Using the wrong one can sound unnatural.
A soggy towel is heavy.
汗でシャツがぐっしょり濡れた。
My shirt got soggy with sweat.