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蒸し暑い (むしあつい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蒸むし暑あつい

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し

あ

つ

い

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

i-adjective

hot and humid; muggy; sultry

Describes weather or indoor conditions that feel oppressively hot and sticky due to high humidity. Common in summer.

今日きょうは本ほん当とうに蒸むし暑あついですね。
It's really hot and humid today, isn't it?
蒸むし暑あつい

夜よる

は

なかなか

寝付つ

け

ない

。

On muggy nights, I just can't fall asleep.

Written forms

蒸むし暑あついUsage84%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
むし暑あついUsage11%
Mixed kana-kanji variant; less common but still encountered.
蒸むし暑あついUsage3%
Abbreviated kanji form; rarely used.
むしあついUsage2%

Kanji

蒸steam, heat, sultry
暑sultry, hot, summer heat

Similar words

暑あつい
暑い simply means 'hot' (weather), while 蒸し暑い specifically adds the discomfort of high humidity.
湿しっ気け
湿気 is the noun for 'moisture' or 'humidity'; 蒸し暑い is the adjective describing the resulting muggy feeling.

Etymology

Compound of 蒸し (mushi, 'steaming', continuative form of 蒸す) + 暑い (atsui, 'hot'). The combination directly evokes the sensation of oppressive, steamy heat.