単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#9,733 most used

息苦しい

いきぐるしい5

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

suffocating; stifling

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

He seems to be having trouble breathing.

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MEANINGS

1

choking; suffocating; stifling

い-adjective

TANGOYA ASKS

2

oppressive; heavy

い-adjective

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#9,733 most used

Written息苦しい only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium