Japanese symbol for “brainwashing”
洗脳
せんのう
Romaji: sennou
brainwashing
In Japanese, brainwashing is 洗脳, read せんのう (sennou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt brainwashing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “brainwashing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ブレインウォッシング | ブレインウォッシング bureinwosshingu | brainwashing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 洗濯 | せんたく sentaku | washing; laundry |
| 洗剤 | せんざい senzai | detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent |
| 洗う | あらう arau | to wash; to cleanse; to rinse |
| 洗浄 | せんじょう senjou | washing; cleansing; cleaning |
| 洗面 | せんめん senmen | washing one's face |
| 手洗い | てあらい tearai | washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands |
| 首脳 | しゅのう shunou | head; leader; top |
| 頭脳 | ずのう zunou | head; brains |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.