放射脳

Japanese

Kanji in this term
放	射	脳
ほう Grade: 3	しゃ Grade: 6	のう Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
放射腦 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From punning on 放(ほう)射(しゃ)能(のう) (hōshanō, “radioactivity”), replacing 能(のう) (nō, “ability”) with 脳(のう) (nō, “brain”). Its suffix 脳 may be influenced of ゲーム脳(のう) (gēmu nō, “game brain”). Coined during Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːɕa̠no̞ː]

Noun

放(ほう)射(しゃ)脳(のう) • (hōshanō) 

1. (Internet slang) person who inflames public anxiety and/or fear with groundless information about radioactivity.