脳

See also 腦, and 脑

Translingual

Han character

脳 (radical 130 肉+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 月火山大 (BFUK))

1. brain

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 985, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29567
• Hanyu Da Zidian: not present, would follow volume 3, page 2082, character 1
• Unihan data for U+8133

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Japanese

Etymology 1

naduki > nazuki.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [nazuki]

Noun

脳 (hiragana なずき, romaji nazuki, historical hiragana なづき)

1. (anatomy) the brain
   • 794: Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 68)

     髄脳 上須年 下奈豆技

Etymology 2

nau > nou.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [noː]

Noun

脳 (hiragana のう, romaji nō, historical hiragana なう)

1. brain

Etymology 3

Kanji

脳 (grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

• On: のう (nō), どう (dō)
• Kun: のうみそ (noumiso)

Usage notes

Shinjitai

Compounds

• 脳幹 (のうかん, nōkan, “brain stem”)

References

• Yoshinori Kobayashi, Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 1: Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (in Japanese), Kyūko Shoin (published 1978; original text from 794), ISBN 4-7629-3088-1.

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Korean

Hanja

脳 (hangeul 뇌, revised noe, McCune-Reischauer noe, Yale noy)