脳 — kanji meaning “brain”
脳
brain, memory
- Meanings
- brain, memory
- On'yomi
- ノウ (nou)、ドウ (dou)
- Kun'yomi
- のうずる
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #459 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 130
- Chinese reading
- nǎo
Words with 脳
| 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 |
| 脳波 | のうは nouha | brain waves |
| 脳裏 | のうり nouri | one's mind |
| 脳神経 | のうしんけい noushinkei | cranial nerves; cerebral nerves |
| 脳炎 | のうえん nouen | brain inflammation; encephalitis; cerebritis |
| 脳出血 | のうしゅっけつ noushukketsu | cerebral hemorrhage; cerebral haemorrhage |
| 脳性 | のうせい nousei | cerebral |
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