Meaning

Primary

Blood Pressure

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Check the pressure of your blood. It's your blood pressure.

Reading

けつあつ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

お互い年だし血圧が上がっちゃうから、もう非難し合うのは止めにしない?

Let's not play the blame game because we are both old and our blood pressure might go up.

低血圧だから朝起きられなくて困っているんです。今日は血圧をはかってもらったら、上が85で下が30でした。コウイチ先生、何とかしてもらえませんか?

I am having trouble getting up in the morning because I have low blood pressure. When I had my blood pressure taken today, it was 85 over 30. Can you do something for me, Dr. Koichi?

血圧の薬を飲んでも血圧が高いままであることを医者に言うと、血圧を抑えるにはストレスを減らすことが重要だよと教えられました。

When I told my doctor that I still have high blood pressure, even after taking blood pressure meds, he told me the importance of reducing stress to control it.

Kanji Composition