Japanese symbol for “encephalitis”
脳炎
のうえん
Romaji: nouen
brain inflammation; encephalitis; cerebritis
In Japanese, encephalitis is 脳炎, read のうえん (nouen).
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Meanings
- n brain inflammation; encephalitis; cerebritis (med)
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 |
| 肺炎 | はいえん haien | pneumonia |
| 炎上 | えんじょう enjou | going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “encephalitis”.
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