Kanji Detail for 腦 - "brain, head, core"

腦

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
腦 means "brain, head, core."
1. Brain - The cerebrum; gray matter.
2. Head - Mental capacity.
3. Core - The central or essential part.
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

brain; mind; head; essence

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

brain

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

The marrow of the head (brain). Elliptical in shape. With a groove in the middle. Gray-white in color. Occupying most of the cranial cavity is the 大腦 (cerebrum). Controls sensation and movement. Like a small ball behind the cerebrum is the 小腦 (cerebellum). Controls movement only. At the bottom of the cerebrum is the 中腦 (midbrain). Below connecting to the spinal cord is the 延髓 (medulla). Both control breathing. The fibers from the midbrain and medulla extending throughout the body are called 腦氣筋 (brain nerves). Also called 神經 (nerves).
Onyomi

doh(どう)

nou(のう)
Kunyomi

atama(あたま)

nou

noumiso
Strokes

15 strokes
Radical

肉月 (niku・nikuzuki)
Related Keywords
brain cerebrum gray matter head mental capacity core central essential part