Japanese symbol for “madhouse”
脳病院
のうびょういん
Romaji: noubyouin
madhouse
In Japanese, madhouse is 脳病院, read のうびょういん (noubyouin).
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Meanings
- n madhouse
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “madhouse”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瘋癲病院 | ふうてんびょういん fuutenbyouin | madhouse; lunatic asylum; mental hospital |
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 |
| 病院 | びょういん byouin | hospital; clinic; doctor's office |
| 病気 | びょうき byouki | illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; sickness |
| 入院 | にゅういん nyuuin | hospitalization; hospitalisation |
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.