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Kanji Detail for 脳 - "brain, mind, head"

脳

  • Meaning

    脳 means "brain, mind, head."

    1. Brain - Organ inside the skull that governs mind.

    2. Head - Mental function; thinking.

  • Words using 脳

    • 首脳 しゅのう Listen head; leader; top
    • 脳死 のうし Listen brain death
    • 頭脳 ずのう Listen head; brains; intellect
    • 脳卒中 のうそっちゅう Listen stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage
    • 脳波 のうは Listen brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
    • 脳出血 のうしゅっけつ Listen cerebral hemorrhage; cerebral haemorrhage
    • 大脳 だいのう Listen cerebrum

  • Four-character idioms with 脳

    • 頭脳明晰 ずのうめいせき Listen clearheadedness; sharpness of mind

  • Tattoo check: 脳

    • Verified meaning: brain, mind, head
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    brain; memory

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    brain

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 腦|脑

  • Onyomi

    tip

    doh(ドウ) ドウ

    noh(ノウ) ノウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nouzuru(のうずる) のうずる

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    brain head mind central intellect cognition consciousness intelligence learning memory mental neurological perception reason thought

Sentences including 脳

  • I was brainwashed.

  • Don't drink the Kool-Aid.

  • He has a good head on his shoulders.

  • I'll take your EEG.

  • The structure of the brain is complicated.

  • The brain is inside the head.

  • Tom is a brain surgeon.

  • Tom has a good head on his shoulders.

  • Tom has been brainwashed.

  • I had a cerebral contusion.

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