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July 31, 2018
The Japanese Page Word of The Day - High Voltage

Advanced Word of the Day – 高圧 [high voltage; high pressure]

The Japanese Page Word of The Day - High Voltage

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Word of the Day: July 31, 2018

高圧こうあつ

noun | こうあつ


MEANING: high voltage; high pressure

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

この電線でんせんには、高圧こうあつの電流でんりゅうが通とおっています。

This power cable has a high voltage current.

NOTES:
高こう 【コウ たか.い たか】 tall;  high;  expensive; 圧あつ 【アツ エン オウ お.す へ.す おさ.える】 pressure;  push;  overwhelm;  oppress;  dominate

VOCABULARY:
この 【this】
電線でんせん electic line; power cable
高圧こうあつ high voltage; high pressure
電流でんりゅう electric current
通とおっています pass through

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  • Thank you this was so timely! I just saw this today on an electric box for high voltage but it had the electric Kanji in the center.

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