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“Stifling” in Japanese

Short answer
息苦しい ikigurushii いきぐるしー

Stifling in Japanese is “息苦しい” (ikigurushii). Full meaning: choking, suffocating, stifling; oppressive, heavy.

Other ways to say “Stifling” in Japanese

重苦しい omokurushii heavy (feeling, etc.), gloomy (weather, etc.), oppressive (atmosphere, etc.), stifling, strained 噎せっぽい museppoi choking, stifling, suffocating 息ぐるしい ikigurushii choking, suffocating, stifling; oppressive, heavy いきぐるしい ikigurushii choking, suffocating, stifling; oppressive, heavy 重苦い omokurushii heavy (feeling, etc.), gloomy (weather, etc.), oppressive (atmosphere, etc.), stifling, strained 重っ苦しい omokkurushii heavy (feeling, etc.), gloomy (weather, etc.), oppressive (atmosphere, etc.), stifling, strained 重くるしい omokurushii heavy (feeling, etc.), gloomy (weather, etc.), oppressive (atmosphere, etc.), stifling, strained 重っくるしい omokkurushii heavy (feeling, etc.), gloomy (weather, etc.), oppressive (atmosphere, etc.), stifling, strained おもくるしい omokurushii heavy (feeling, etc.), gloomy (weather, etc.), oppressive (atmosphere, etc.), stifling, strained 息苦し ikigurushi choking, suffocating, stifling; oppressive, heavy 息ぐるし ikigurushi choking, suffocating, stifling; oppressive, heavy

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