Vocabulary

What does 気圧 (きあつ, kiatsu) mean?

気圧 (きあつ, kiatsu) means atmospheric pressure.

Quick facts
Readingきあつ
Romajikiatsu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
きあつ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkiatsu

atmospheric pressure

  1. 1noun atmospheric pressure; air pressure
  2. 2noun atmosphere (unit of pressure)

Example sentences

  • Air pressure is low at the top of the mountain.

  • Atmospheric pressure dropped because of the typhoon.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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