Japanese

Noun

脳梗塞 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 腦梗塞, hiragana のうこうそく, romaji nōkōsoku, historical hiragana なうかうそく)

1. (neurology, pathology) a stroke; a cerebrovascular accident; a cerebrovascular insult

Hypernyms

• 梗 (こう)塞 (そく) ‎(kōsoku, “infarction”)

Hyponyms

• ラクナ梗 (こう)塞 (そく) ‎(rakuna kōsoku, “lacunar infarction”)

Coordinate terms

• 心 (しん)筋 (きん)梗 (こう)塞 (そく) ‎(shinkin kōsoku, “heart attack”)

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3