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How do you describe this state of ' **melempem** ' in Japanese?

This is the food (kerupuk) in question:

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[![enter image description
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**Melempem** = a state of condition of something that lacks 'hardness' due
being out in the open for some time, has gone soft and not crunchy anymore,
usually used in cookies, fish/shrimp chips, or belinjo chips. Usage: usually
to describe a food.

In Japanese, it's the opposite of ' **かりかり** ' or means lacking
stiffness/firmness/something that has gone limp and soft due to exposure to
air.

Can we say: **不干な(ふかんな** )?

Thanks!
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What is the closest equivalent Japanese word to "melempem"?
Judging from your description, I think the word you're looking for is
[湿気る【しける】](http://jisho.org/word/%E6%B9%BF%E6%B0%97%E3%82%8B) (verb). You can
modify a noun using this word like 湿気たクッキー or 湿気ったクッキー. You can find many
articles on the net about how to restore 湿気たクッキー to its original crisp status.

不干な makes no sense to me. 湿る【しめる】 is another option, but it's primarily used
for towels and such.

**EDIT** : If you want mimetic words, there is a word
[しっとり](http://jisho.org/word/%E3%81%97%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A8%E3%82%8A). But this
does not have a negative connotation, so you usually have to use it with
[～てしまう](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/21026/5010), for example
しっとり(と)してしまったクッキー, to indicate it's undesirable.
[ベトベト](http://jisho.org/word/%E3%81%B9%E3%81%A8%E3%81%B9%E3%81%A8) also might
work if it's really moist.
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For sponge cakes, we might say "ふっくら" or "ふんわり" for the condition. It's soft
and its inner part gets hollow. When you taste it, it's a little bit hard to
chew it.

For hairstyle, we might call "もっさり" when we wake up in the morning and before
brushing and hairs get tangled and rising up a bit.

I don't have 不干な(ふかんな) in my vocabulary. I might guess something is not dry,
however.

Edit:

So, if you want to say rice cracker or seaweed contain too much water, we
might call "べっちゃり" or "べちゃべちゃ".
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