こう
梗
そく
塞

noun, takes する

  1. stoppage, tightness, block.

noun, takes する, noun used as a suffix

Medicine, etc. term.
  1. infarction (e.g. cardiac).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
梗
そく
塞
 梗塞 こうそく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

for the most part, close up, flower stem
キョウ　コウ　ふさぐ (11th)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
grow late, night watch, sit up late
さら　コウ　ふ.ける (7th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
close, shut, cover
サイ　ふさ.ぐ　ソク (11th)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
together, both, neither
とも　キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)