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verb[I]
to feel uneasy, frustrated, or bothered because something is unclear, unresolved, or emotionally unsatisfying
moyamoya suru
Pronunciation
Etymology
From the mimetic expression もやもや, suggesting haze, vagueness, or an unclear state, plus する, “to do; to become.”
Examples
彼の返事を聞いて、なんだかモヤモヤする。
Kare no henji o kiite, nandaka moyamoya suru.
Hearing his reply left me feeling somehow unsettled.
言いたいことが言えなくて、胸がモヤモヤする。
Iitai koto ga ienakute, mune ga moyamoya suru.
I feel frustrated because I cannot say what I want to say.
Character Breakdown
モ
mo
katakana syllable mo; phonetic element
ヤ
ya
katakana syllable ya; phonetic element
モ
mo
katakana syllable mo; phonetic element
ヤ
ya
katakana syllable ya; phonetic element
す
su
hiragana syllable su; part of する, “to do”
る
ru
hiragana syllable ru; verb ending in する
Collocations
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