息苦しい (いきぐるしい)choking; suffocating; stifling
- choking; suffocating; stiflingadjective (keiyoushi)
- oppressive; heavyadjective (keiyoushi)
Kanji in 息苦しい
- 息Breath; Respiration; SonRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N3
- 苦Suffering; Trial; WorryRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N3
Words that share its kanji
- 息子むすこson
- 息いきbreath; breathing
- 生息せいそくinhabiting; living
- 利息りそくinterest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
- 消息筋しょうそくすじinformed circles
- 消息しょうそくnews (from somebody); letter
- 生息地せいそくちhabitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
- 終息しゅうそくhaving ended; being resolved
- 苦労くろうtrouble; hardship
- 苦情くじょうcomplaint; troubles
- 苦しみくるしみpain; anguish
- 苦手にがてpoor (at); weak (in)
- 苦悩くのう(mental) agony; anguish
- 苦戦くせんhard fight; close game
- 苦いにがいbitter
- 苦境くきょうdifficult situation; adverse circumstances
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