息苦しい

いきぐるしい

Meanings

1. い-adjective choking; suffocating; stifling
2. oppressive; heavy

Kanji

• 息 breath. Read as いき.
• 苦 suffer. Read as くるしい.

Example sentences

• 彼は息苦しそうだ。
  He seems to be having trouble breathing.
• 息苦しいんです。
  I have difficulty breathing.
• 息苦しいです。
  It's hard to breathe.

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