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Japanese symbol for “gyrus”

Romaji: noukai
gyrus; ridge on the cerebral cortex

In Japanese, gyrus is , read (noukai).

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

  1. n gyrus; ridge on the cerebral cortex

Kanji and stroke order

brain, memory
on: ノウ、ドウ
kun: のうずる
11 strokes · JLPT 2
-times, round, game
on: カイ、エ
kun: まわ.る、-まわ.る、-まわ.り、まわ.す
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅのう shunouhead; leader; top
ずのう zunouhead; brains
のうし noushibrain death
せんのう sennoubrainwashing
だいのう dainoucerebrum
のうそっちゅう nousotchuustroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage
こんかい konkaithis time; now
かいふく kaifukurestoration; recovery; rehabilitation

See also: Chinese symbol for “gyrus”.

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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