Japanese symbol for “concussion”
脳震盪
のうしんとう
Romaji: noushintou
concussion (of the brain)
In Japanese, concussion is 脳震盪, read のうしんとう (noushintou).
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Meanings
- n concussion (of the brain) (med)
Written forms: 脳震盪、脳しんとう、脳振盪、脳震とう. Readings: のうしんとう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “concussion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 震盪 | しんとう shintou | shock; shaking; concussion |
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 |
| 地震 | じしん jishin | earthquake |
| 震度 | しんど shindo | seismic intensity |
| 震盪 | しんとう shintou | shock; shaking; concussion |
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.