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Weather & Climate

むしむし

mushi-mushi

Hot and muggy

Oppressively hot and humid, making you feel sticky and uncomfortable.

💡Tokyo in August — 'It's so mushi-mushi today, I can barely breathe.'

Example

今日はむしむしして暑い。

It's mushi-mushi and hot today.

Quiz yourself

Tokyo summers are so ___ and humid.

東京の夏は○○して暑い。

humiditysummerdiscomfortsweat
Intermediate