READING  コウ
MEANING  close up
JLPT level N1 (full info & stroke order)
 
Words/compounds
しんきんこうそく
heart attack, myocardial infarction
こうがい
outline, summary, epitome
のうこうそく
stroke (blocked blood vessel in brain), cerebral infarction
 
Example sentences
心筋梗塞
日本では心臓病を患う人が多いようですが、リビアでも心筋梗塞になる人が最近とても増えています。
Many people suffer from heart disease in Japan, but in Libya those having heart attacks have also increased a lot recently.
 
Lookalikes
 
コウ、さら、ふ-ける、ふ-かす 
grow late
 
コウ、かた-い 
stiff
便 
ベン、ビン、たよ-り 
convenience