JLPT N2 · Noun

気圧 (kiatsu)

気圧 (きあつ, kiatsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “atmospheric pressure; air pressure”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きあつ
Romaji: kiatsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

atmospheric pressure; air pressure · noun
atmosphere (unit of pressure) · noun

Example sentences

飛行機でお酒飲むと、気圧のせいか酔いやすい。

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

Tatoeba #85717

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 気圧

気

spirit, mind, airキ・ケ・いき・き · 6 strokes

圧

pressure, push, overwhelmアツ・エン・お.す・へ.す · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 気圧.

元気げんきlively天気てんきweather電気でんきelectricity病気びょうきillness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold)気きspirit気分きぶんfeeling空気くうきair気持ちきもちfeeling天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast湿気しっけmoisture活気かっきenergy気温きおん(air) temperature気候きこうclimate気体きたいgas

Source: JMdict entry 1221880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.