also: エイチピー · エッチピー
Unit of power; used in automotive and engineering contexts.
See also: 馬力
This engine produces 200 horsepower.
half-pipe
Only when written ＨＰ
Sports term for a U-shaped ramp used in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.
See also: ハーフパイプ
hit point; health point
Video game term for a character's life or health meter.
My HP was almost gone during the boss fight.
I updated the company's website.
He is practicing a new trick on the half-pipe.
My HP dropped by half from the enemy's attack.
I used a healing herb to restore my HP.
ハーフパイプ is the full katakana term for the half-pipe ramp, while ＨＰ is its common abbreviated form in sports contexts.
Standard full-width abbreviation; used across all senses.
Half-width variant, common in informal digital contexts.
Abbreviation from English initialisms: 'home page', 'horsepower', 'half-pipe', and 'hit point'.