Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 重苦しい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 重おも 苦くる しい 重おも 苦くる しくない Polite 重おも 苦くる しいです 重おも 苦くる しくないです also 重おも 苦くる しくありません Past polite 重おも 苦くる しかったです 重おも 苦くる しくなかったです also 重おも 苦くる しくありませんでした Past 重おも 苦くる しかった 重おも 苦くる しくなかった Te-form 重おも 苦くる しくて 重おも 苦くる しくなくて Adverbial 重おも 苦くる しく Conditional 重おも 苦くる しければ 重おも 苦くる しくなければ Tara conditional 重おも 苦くる しかったら 重おも 苦くる しくなかったら
Usage patterns 重おも 苦くる しい 空くう 気き an oppressive, tense atmosphere
An oppressive atmosphere hung over the meeting room.
重おも 苦くる しい 沈ちん 黙もく a heavy, oppressive silence
After he left, a heavy silence continued.
重おも 苦くる しい 気き 分ぶん になる to feel weighed down and gloomy
Hearing the bad news, I felt weighed down and gloomy.
重おも 苦くる しい 表ひょう 情じょう a grim, heavy expression
He entered the room with a grim, heavy expression.
Kanji 重 heavy, important, esteem Related words 重い is a general word for physical or emotional weight, while 重苦しい specifically emphasizes a stifling, oppressive atmosphere that makes one uncomfortable.
陰気 describes a dark, gloomy mood or personality, while 重苦しい focuses on an atmosphere that feels heavy and hard to bear.
気まずい describes an awkward, tense mood between people, while 重苦しい is broader and can describe weather or silence as well as social tension.
重苦しい describes a heavy, gloomy mood or atmosphere, while 息苦しい in its figurative sense emphasizes a feeling of being unable to breathe freely under tension or pressure.
Opposites 軽い describes something light or easygoing, the opposite of the heavy, oppressive feeling conveyed by 重苦しい .
明るい describes a bright, cheerful atmosphere, contrasting with the dark, stifling mood of 重苦しい .
重苦しい describes a heavy, oppressive atmosphere or mood, the opposite of the light, invigorating feeling of 清々しい .
Written forms 重おも 苦くる しい Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and spec priority.
おもくるしい Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of 重 (heavy) and 苦しい (painful, difficult). The combination yields a sense of oppressive heaviness that causes emotional or atmospheric discomfort.
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