Japanese

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Kanji in this term
のう
Grade: 6
しる > じる
Grade: S
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
腦汁 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (のう) (, brain) + (しる) (shiru, juice). The shiru changes to jiru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [no̞ːʑiɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

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(のう)(じる) (nōjiruなうじる (nauziru)?

  1. (slang) endorphin or adrenaline