How to say 'Humid' or 'Muggy' in Japanese | 蒸し暑い

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The Japanese word for Humid or Muggy is 'Mushiatsui', written as 蒸し暑い in Japanese.'Humid' or 'Muggy' in hiragana is むしあつい.

word

蒸し暑い

Meaning

Humid, Muggy

Reading

むしあつい

mushiatsui

Kanji

蒸Steam 暑Hot

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '蒸し暑い (むしあつい)' describes weather that is both hot and humid, often making it feel uncomfortable or oppressive. It is commonly used during the summer months in Japan when the combination of heat and humidity is particularly intense. For example: today is so humid「今日は蒸し暑い」(きょうはむしあつい). The room feels muggy「部屋が蒸し暑い」(へやがむしあつい). This word captures the sticky, sweaty feeling associated with such weather conditions.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7395

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 蒸し暑い

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

蒸

Meaning

Steam

kanji

暑

Meaning

Hot

Hiragana in the Word 蒸し暑い

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

し

Reading

Shi

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 蒸し暑い Through the Kanji 暑

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 暑 as well.

word

暑さ

Meaning

Heat

word

残暑

Meaning

Late summer heat

word

暑い

Meaning

Hot

word

暑中見舞い

Meaning

Summer greeting

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'Mushiatsui' means 'Humid' or 'Muggy' .

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