Japanese

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Kanji in this term
のう
Grade: 6
えん
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
腦炎 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(brain) +‎ (-itis)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(のう)(えん) (nōen

  1. (pathology) encephalitis

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN