のう

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of のう – see the following entries.

【農】3 [noun] agriculture, farming [noun] a farmer

【能】5 [noun] Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama. [noun] Ability, capacity, aptitude. [noun] Effect, use.

【脳】6 [noun] (anatomy) the brain [noun] (by extension, figurative) one's brains, one's mental functioning [affix] brain [affix] head [affix] chief, principal

【濃】S [affix] dark color

(This term, のう, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as のう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as のう.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 納.)

Etymology 2

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Particle

のう • (nō) ^{←なう (nau)?}

1. (sentence-final) Used to express exclamation.

   不(ふ)思(し)議(ぎ)じゃのう。

   Fushigi ja nō.

   No way!