尨むく

noun

shaggy hair; long, unkempt fur

Refers to the shaggy, long hair of an animal, especially a dog. Often used in the compound むく毛.

• その犬いぬはむく毛げで覆おおわれている。

  That dog is covered in shaggy fur.

noun

shaggy dog; long-haired dog

Abbreviation of 尨犬 (むくいぬ). Refers to a dog with long, shaggy hair. This usage is somewhat dated and less common in modern Japanese.

See also: むく犬

• 昔むかし話ばなしに出でてくるむく犬いぬは、たいてい忠ちゅう実じつな犬いぬとして描えがかれる。

  The shaggy dogs that appear in old tales are usually portrayed as loyal dogs.