Word Meaning 高血圧

こうけつあつ kouketsuatsu

高血圧 is read as こうけつあつ (kouketsuatsu) and means high blood pressure.

Meaning

English

  1. high blood pressure
  2. hypertension

Reading

Kana

こうけつあつ

Romaji

kouketsuatsu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 低血圧 Rank 12981 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

最高血圧

さいこうけつあつ

systolic blood pressure

高血圧症

こうけつあつしょう

high blood pressure (as an illness)

本態性高血圧

ほんたいせいこうけつあつ

essential hypertension

仮面高血圧

かめんこうけつあつ

masked hypertension

日本高血圧学会

にっぽんこうけつあつがっかい

Japanese Society of Hypertension

米国高血圧学会

べいこくこうけつあつがっかい

American Society of Hypertension

国際高血圧学会

こくさいこうけつあつがっかい

International Society of Hypertension

原発性肺高血圧症

げんぱつせいはいこうけつあつしょう

primary pulmonary hypertension

高気圧

こうきあつ

high (atmospheric) pressure

高圧

こうあつ

high voltage

高電圧

こうでんあつ

high voltage

高圧的

こうあつてき

high-handed

Example Sentences

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Do you have high blood pressure?

I have high blood pressure.

Tom has high blood pressure.

Tom has high blood pressure and is avoiding salt.

Have you ever been diagnosed with high blood pressure?

There seems to be a large number of people in Japan with high blood pressure.

Does anyone in your close family have high blood pressure?

Maintaining a high salt diet may contribute to high blood pressure.