Physical force applied per unit area; pressure (as in air pressure, water pressure) used in physics and engineering.
深海では水圧が非常に高くなる。
Water pressure becomes very high in the deep sea.
タイヤの空気圧は適正な圧力に保ってください。
Keep the tire air pressure at the proper level.
気圧の変化で頭痛がすることがある。
Changes in air pressure can sometimes cause headaches.
Social or political pressure; coercion or influence used to make someone do something (e.g., workplace or political pressure).
上司からの圧力でプロジェクトを中止した。
We canceled the project because of pressure from our boss.
政治家は圧力に屈せず説明責任を果たすべきだ。
Politicians should fulfill their accountability without yielding to pressure.
周囲の圧力に負けず、自分の意見を言った。
I spoke my mind without giving in to pressure from those around me.