Japanese symbol for “hypertension”
高血圧
こうけつあつ
Romaji: kouketsuatsu
high blood pressure; hypertension
In Japanese, hypertension is 高血圧, read こうけつあつ (kouketsuatsu).
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Meanings
- n high blood pressure; hypertension (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hypertension”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高血圧症 | こうけつあつしょう kouketsuatsushou | high blood pressure (as an illness); hypertension |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最高 | さいこう saikou | best; supreme; wonderful |
| 高い | たかい takai | high; tall |
| 高校 | こうこう koukou | senior high school; high school |
| 高校生 | こうこうせい koukousei | senior high school student |
| 高速 | こうそく kousoku | high-speed; rapid; express |
| 高齢 | こうれい kourei | advanced age; old age |
| 血液 | けつえき ketsueki | blood |
| 出血 | しゅっけつ shukketsu | bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage |
| 圧力 | あつりょく atsuryoku | pressure |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hypertension”.
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