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22 高血圧 High Blood Pressure

Alternative Meanings

Hypertension

Part of Speech

Noun

Reading

こうけつあつ

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentences

原因は高血圧です。

The cause is high blood pressure.

コウイチが高血圧だというデマをあちこちで飛ばしているのは一体だれなんだ?

Who the heck is spreading the false rumor that Koichi has high blood pressure?

フグは高血圧で、塩分の少ない食事を取る必要があるとお医者さんから言われた。

Fugu has high blood pressure and was told that he must stick to a low-salt diet by a doctor.

Meaning Explanation

Remember blood pressure (血圧)? Well, now the blood pressure is tall... so you have "tall blood pressure." Well that's dumb. Let's call it high blood pressure instead.

Reading 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.

Utilized Kanji

  • 高
    • こう
    • Tall
  • 血
    • けつ
    • Blood
  • 圧
    • あつ
    • Pressure
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