How to say "humid" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 蒸し暑いむしあついi-adjectiveCovers 'humid' for hot, muggy weather: warm air heavy with moisture, typical of summer. The heat is built in, so it is not the word for merely damp conditions.
- adverb (with と), suru verbA mimetic word for damp, clammy moisture that clings — damp air, rooms, clothes, even skin. It conveys lingering dampness rather than heat, so it suits 'humid' when the dampness itself is the point.
- 湿っぽいしめっぽいi-adjectiveDescribes air or weather that feels damp or humid, with no suggestion of heat. Where じめじめ evokes clammy dampness, this states it more plainly.
Use 「蒸し暑い」 for hot, muggy weather; 「じめじめ」 for lingering, clammy dampness of places, things or the air; and 「湿っぽい」 for air or weather that feels damp or humid without the heat.
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