暑苦しい

あつくるしい

Also written 熱苦しい

Meanings

1. い-adjective sultry; sweltering; stuffy; oppressively hot
2. uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

Kanji

• 暑 hot. Read as あつい.
• 苦 suffer. Read as くるしい.

Example sentences

• 昨夜は暑くるしかった。
  It was sultry last night.

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