蒸むし暑あつい

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蒸し暑い · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	蒸むし暑あつい	蒸むし暑あつくない
Polite	蒸むし暑あついです	蒸むし暑あつくないですalso 蒸むし暑あつくありません
Past polite	蒸むし暑あつかったです	蒸むし暑あつくなかったですalso 蒸むし暑あつくありませんでした
Past	蒸むし暑あつかった	蒸むし暑あつくなかった
Te-form	蒸むし暑あつくて	蒸むし暑あつくなくて
Adverbial	蒸むし暑あつく
Conditional	蒸むし暑あつければ	蒸むし暑あつくなければ
Tara conditional	蒸むし暑あつかったら	蒸むし暑あつくなかったら

Meanings

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.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉が蒸むし暑あついa place is hot and humid
今日きょうは教きょう室しつがとても蒸むし暑あつい。
It's very hot and humid in the classroom today.
蒸むし暑あつい日ひa hot, humid day
蒸むし暑あつい日ひにはアイスコーヒーが飲のみたくなる。
On hot, humid days, I crave iced coffee.
蒸むし暑あつくなるto become hot and humid
梅雨つゆの時じ期きになると急きゅうに蒸むし暑あつくなる。
It suddenly gets hot and humid when the rainy season starts.
蒸むし暑あつい夜よるa sultry night
蒸むし暑あつい夜よるはなかなか眠ねむれない。
On sultry nights, I have trouble falling asleep.

Kanji

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

Related words

暑あついN5
暑い simply describes hot weather, while 蒸し暑い adds the sticky discomfort caused by high humidity.
蒸むすN3
蒸し暑い is an i-adjective describing hot, humid weather, whereas 蒸す is the verb used the same way as a predicate to say something (like a room or the weather) is stuffy.
高こう温おん多た湿しつN1
蒸し暑い is an everyday adjective for the muggy, oppressive feeling of heat and humidity, while 高温多湿 is a formal noun/adjectival phrase used in weather reports, product labels, and technical descriptions.
暑あつ苦くるしいN1
蒸し暑い describes humid, muggy heat, while 暑苦しい stresses an oppressive, stifling feeling that can also describe stuffy-looking clothes or appearances.
多た湿しつN1
蒸し暑い is an i-adjective describing the uncomfortable muggy feeling of hot, humid weather, while 多湿 is a more neutral noun/na-adjective describing the moisture level itself.

Opposites

涼すずしいN5
涼しい describes pleasantly cool weather, the opposite of the oppressive humid heat of 蒸し暑い.

Don't confuse with

じめじめN2
じめじめ describes damp, clammy conditions without necessarily being hot, whereas 蒸し暑い specifically combines heat with humidity.

Built from

蒸むす+暑あつい

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%

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.