いきぐるしい

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
息苦しい

Etymology

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From (いき) (iki) + (くる)しい (kurushii).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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いきぐるしい (ikigurushii-i (adverbial いきぐるしく (ikigurushiku))

  1. of difficulty breathing; difficult to breathe
    (いき)(ぐる)しい(きん)(ちょう)(かん)
    ikigurushii kinchōkan
    choking sense of anxiety
    (くう)()(わる)(いき)(ぐる)しい
    Kūki ga warukute ikigurushii.
    It's impossible to breathe because the air is so bad.

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN