Japanese symbol for “cerebral”
脳性
のうせい
Romaji: nousei
cerebral
In Japanese, cerebral is 脳性, read のうせい (nousei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n cerebral
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 首脳 | しゅのう shunou | head; leader; top |
| 頭脳 | ずのう zunou | head; brains |
| 脳死 | のうし noushi | brain death |
| 洗脳 | せんのう sennou | brainwashing |
| 大脳 | だいのう dainou | cerebrum |
| 脳卒中 | のうそっちゅう nousotchuu | stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
| 男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male |
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.
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