Omokurushii

重苦しい (Omokurushii) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “heavy (feeling, etc.), gloomy (weather, etc.), oppressive (atmosphere, etc.), stifling”.

Meanings

  1. i-adjectiveheavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

Examples

  • Words may pass but blows fall heavy.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 重苦しい

heavysuffering

Related words

heavychiefto suffertroublepainfulpoor (at)thank you (for your hard work)importantto pile upeightfoldcarefulabsurd