Entry
  1. I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    sultry; sweltering; stuffy; oppressively hot

    昨夜は暑くるしかった。
    It was sultry last night.
  2. uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

Also written 熱苦しい【あつくるしい】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sultry, hot, summer heat

Kun
あつ.い
On
ショ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1442 of 2500
Radical
sun
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-4-8, 3-8-4SKIP code
4c8.5The Kanji Dictionary
6060.4Four corner code
3878deroo
6691Unicode hex code
1-29-75JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2138Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2484New Nelson (John Haig)
2473New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3121Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1600Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2182Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1260Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1350Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1254A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1738AJapanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
476Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14031PMorohashi
313A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
638Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
648Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
247sakade
190Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
329henshall3
400Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
119Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
976Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1268Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shu3Pinyin reading
seoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

Kun
くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
623 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3k5.24The Kanji Dictionary
4460.4Four corner code
1977deroo
82e6Unicode hex code
1-22-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3928Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5009New Nelson (John Haig)
2243New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2789Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1433Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1932Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
225Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
239Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
597A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
687Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
264Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30797PMorohashi
264A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
545Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
554Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
197sakade
864Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
283henshall3
295Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
344crowley
342Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
646Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
230Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ku3Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level