Japanese symbol for “meg”

脳磁計

のうじけい

Romaji: noujikei

magnetoencephalograph; MEG

In Japanese, meg is 脳磁計, read のうじけい (noujikei).

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Meanings

n magnetoencephalograph; MEG

Kanji and stroke order

脳

brain, memory

on: ノウ、ドウ
kun: のうずる

11 strokes · JLPT 2

磁

magnet, porcelain

on: ジ

14 strokes · JLPT 1

計

plot, plan, scheme

on: ケイ
kun: はか.る、はか.らう

9 strokes · JLPT 3

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
磁石	じしゃく jishaku	magnet
磁気	じき jiki	magnetism
計画	けいかく keikaku	plan; project; schedule

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.