もさもさ

noun or participle which takes 'suru', adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

hairy; thickly bearded; shaggy

Describes a person or animal with thick, unkempt hair or a bushy beard. Often carries a slightly negative or comical tone.

• 彼かれはもさもさした髭ひげを剃そっていない。

  He hasn't shaved his thick, shaggy beard.

• あの犬いぬは毛けがもさもさしている。

  That dog has a shaggy coat.

noun or participle which takes 'suru', adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

dense; thick; overgrown

Used for vegetation, bushes, or hair that is thick and tangled. Implies a wild, untrimmed appearance.

• 庭にわの草くさがもさもさに伸のびている。

  The weeds in the garden have grown thick and bushy.

• 森もりの中なかは下した草くさがもさもさしていて歩あるきにくい。

  The undergrowth in the forest is so dense it's hard to walk.

noun or participle which takes 'suru', adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

slow; dull; sluggish

Describes a person's movements or thinking as slow and clumsy. Often used in a teasing or self-deprecating way.

• 朝あさは頭あたまがもさもさしていて、なかなか仕し事ごとがはかどらない。

  In the morning my head feels sluggish and I can't get much work done.

• 彼かれの動うごきはもさもさしていて、見みていてイライラする。

  His movements are so slow and clumsy it's irritating to watch.