気圧

きあつ · kiatsu · JLPT N2 · noun

atmospheric pressure

🎈 気 (air) + 圧 (pressure) = the pressure of the air around us

きあつ is 気 (air, atmosphere) plus 圧 (pressure, to press). Together they mean the weight of the air pressing down on everything around us.

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