Vocabulary

What does 蒸し暑い (むしあつい, mushiatsui) mean?

蒸し暑い (むしあつい, mushiatsui) means hot and humid, muggy.

Quick facts
Readingむしあつい
Romajimushiatsui
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
むしあつい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmushiatsui

hot and humid, muggy

  1. 1i-adjective humid; sultry

Example sentences

  • It's muggy today because there's no wind.

  • On humid nights I can hardly sleep.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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