重苦しい

• 読み: おもくるしい
• ローマ字: omokuruishii
• 漢字の分解: 重 (juu/omo) — heavy, serious; 苦 (ku/kuru) — painful, suffering; しい — i-adjective suffix
• 発音: /o.mo.kɯ.ɾɯ.ɕi.i/

意味

Oppressive; heavy and gloomy; stifling. Describes an atmosphere, mood, or feeling that weighs one down with dark, suffocating heaviness.

An i-adjective combining 重 (heavy/serious) and 苦しい (painful, suffocating). Used to describe oppressive atmospheres, dark emotional climates, or physically stifling conditions. Conveys being weighed down by external pressure or emotional tension — more vivid than simply 暗い (dark) or 重い (heavy).

例文

1. 葬儀場の重苦しい空気に、誰もが言葉を失った。
2. 面接前の控え室は重苦しい沈黙に包まれていた。
3. 梅雨の季節は湿気のせいで気分が重苦しくなる。

使い方ガイド

場面: atmosphere, emotions, weather

トーン: somber

起源と歴史

Compound i-adjective joining 重 (heavy/serious) and 苦しい (agonising, suffocating). The combination has been used since the Heian period to evoke atmospheres that press down on the spirit like a physical weight.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal