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気圧 (きあつ): atmospheric pressure — Japanese vocabulary

気圧 is read きあつ and means "atmospheric pressure". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

気圧

Reading
きあつ · kiatsu
Translation
atmospheric pressure
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
きあつが

Example

飛行機でお酒飲むと、気圧のせいか酔いやすい。

ひこうきでおさけのむと、きあつのせいかよいやすい。

Maybe it's the low air pressure that means you get drunk more easily on planes.

Kanji in this word

  • 気 — spirit, mood
  • 圧 — pressure, press

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