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鬱陶しい[うっとうしい] (uttoushii)

gloomy, depressing

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 5
  • #293253 most frequent

Meaning

鬱陶しい (うっとうしい, uttoushii) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “gloomy, depressing”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 9

梅雨つゆ時どきはうっとうしい

It is gloomy in the rainy season.

うっとうしい奴やつだ!

You are a pain in my neck!

あなたは鬱陶しい。

You are gloomy.

毎日まいにちうっとうしくていやですね。

Don't you just hate this weather?

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