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血管: blood vessel, vein | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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血管

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血管(けっかん)

けっかん

blood vessel, vein

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Reading and meaning

Reading: けっかん
Romaji: kekkan
Meaning: blood vessel, vein
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

高血圧(こうけつあつ)は血管(けっかん)に大(おお)きな負担(ふたん)をかける。
High blood pressure places a significant strain on blood vessels.
喫煙(きつえん)は血管(けっかん)を収縮(しゅうしゅく)させ、血流(けつりゅう)を悪化(あっか)させる。
Smoking constricts blood vessels and worsens blood flow.
医師(いし)は検査(けんさ)で血管(けっかん)の詰(つ)まりを早期(そうき)に発見(はっけん)

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血bloodJLPT N5 管pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk, control, jurisdictionJLPT N3

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The doctor detected the blockage in the blood vessel at an early stage through an examination.

この薬(くすり)には血管(けっかん)を拡張(かくちょう)する作用(さよう)がある。

This medicine has the effect of dilating blood vessels.