重苦(おもぐる)しい

おもぐるしい
i-adjective
heavy; oppressive; gloomy
formalwrittenemotionweather
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present重苦(おもぐる)しい重苦(おもぐる)しくない
Past重苦(おもぐる)しかった重苦(おもぐる)しくなかった
て form重苦(おもぐる)しくて重苦(おもぐる)しくなくて
Adverbial重苦(おもぐる)しく—
Conditional ば重苦(おもぐる)しければ重苦(おもぐる)しくなければ
Conditional たら重苦(おもぐる)しかったら重苦(おもぐる)しくなかったら
1. heavy; oppressive; gloomy; suffocating
Describes an atmosphere, mood, or feeling that feels weighed down and uncomfortable. Can refer to the air, a silence, or an emotional state.
重苦(おもぐる)しい沈黙(ちんもく)が続(つづ)いた。
A heavy silence continued.
会議室(かいぎしつ)には重苦(おもぐる)しい空気(くうき)が漂(ただよ)っていた。
An oppressive atmosphere hung over the conference room.
梅雨(つゆ)の時期(じき)は重苦(おもぐる)しい天気(てんき)が続(つづ)いて、気分(きぶん)も沈(しず)みがちだ。
During the rainy season, the oppressive weather continues and one tends to feel down.

A compound adjective from 重(おも)い (heavy) + 苦(くる)しい (painful, suffocating). Describes atmospheres and moods that feel weighed down and oppressive.

Forms

  • Adverbial: 重苦(おもぐる)しく
  • Noun form: 重苦(おもぐる)しさ

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Literary and written. Common in novels, essays, and descriptive writing. Less common in casual conversation, where 暗(くら)い雰囲気(ふんいき) or 重(おも)い空気(くうき) would be more natural.

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Added 2026.3.14 22:03 · Revised 2026.9.4 9:41
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