Japanese symbol for “sweltering”
暑苦しい
あつくるしい
Romaji: atsukurushii
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; oppressively hot
In Japanese, sweltering is 暑苦しい, read あつくるしい (atsukurushii).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-i sultry; sweltering; stuffy; oppressively hot
- adj-i uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
Written forms: 暑苦しい、熱苦しい、暑くるしい. Readings: あつくるしい.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暑い | あつい atsui | hot; warm; sultry |
| 猛暑 | もうしょ mousho | heat wave; fierce heat |
| 残暑 | ざんしょ zansho | late summer heat; lingering summer heat |
| 酷暑 | こくしょ kokusho | intense heat; severe heat |
| 避暑 | ひしょ hisho | escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering |
| 蒸し暑い | むしあつい mushiatsui | humid; sultry |
| 苦手 | にがて nigate | poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at) |
| 苦労 | くろう kurou | trouble; hardship; difficulty |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.