蒸し暑い

• 読み: むしあつい
• ローマ字: mushiatsui
• 漢字の分解: 蒸 (mushi) — steam, evaporate; 暑 (atsu) — hot (weather)
• 発音: /mɯ.ɕi.a.tsɯ.i/

意味

Humid; muggy; sultry. Describes hot weather with heavy moisture in the air.

An i-adjective combining 蒸す (musu, to steam) and 暑い (atsui, hot). Conjugated like a standard i-adjective: 蒸し暑くない (not humid), 蒸し暑かった (was humid). Essential vocabulary for describing Japanese summers, which are notoriously hot and humid.

例文

1. 日本の夏は蒸し暑くて大変だ。
2. 今日は蒸し暑いから窓を開けよう。
3. 蒸し暑い日が続いて体がだるい。

使い方ガイド

場面: weather, seasons, daily life

トーン: descriptive

起源と歴史

Compound adjective from 蒸す (to steam, related to the kanji 蒸 depicting steam rising from plants) and 暑い (hot). Literally 'steaming hot,' capturing the sensation of humid heat.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal