重苦しい

おもくるしい

Meanings

1. い-adjective heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

Kanji

• 重 heavy. Read as おも.
• 苦 suffer. Read as くるしい.

Common phrases

• 重苦しい空気
• 重苦しい雰囲気

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