のう
Meanings
Noun
1. brain
2. brains; mind
Kanji used
brain
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (113 in total)
one's mind
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
head; brains; intellect; understanding
brainwashing
brains; brain tissue
top of the head; crown of the head
brains; brain tissue
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
brain death
one's mind
concussion (of the brain)
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
brain surgery
brain tumor; brain tumour
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
cerebral contusion
game brain; dementia caused by overuse of electronic games
cerebral hemorrhage; cerebral haemorrhage
left brain
cerebral apoplexy
brain inflammation; encephalitis; cerebritis
cerebral anemia; cerebral anaemia
concussion (of the brain)
brain hemorrhage; brain haemorrhage
encephalopathy
midbrain; mesencephalon
cerebral ventricle
cerebral blood vessel; cerebrovascular
concussion (of the brain)
brain training; brain workout
brain herniation; cerebral herniation; encephaloma; exencephaly
brain disease
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
pituitary gland; pituitary body; hypophysis
corpus callosum
brain surgery; brain operation; neurosurgery
intracranial pressure
concussion (of the brain)
base of the brain
brain checkup; examination with MRI, MRA, etc. to check for aneurysms and other problems
cerebral edema; cerebral oedema
the interbrain; the diencephalon
borneol (crystalline turpenoid alcohol)
forebrain; prosencephalon
lower brain; base of the brain
encephalomalacia; cerebromalacia; cerebral softening; softening of the brain
concussion (of the brain)
cerebral syphilis
social brain; social brains
slow-witted person; simpleton; pig-ignorant; dumbass
encephalomalacia; brain softening
cerebral ischemia; brain ischemia
sulcus; groove in the surface of the brain
borneol (crystalline turpenoid alcohol)
cerebral thrombosis
human brain
gyrus; ridge on the cerebral cortex
acting on impulse; doing impulsively; doing instinctively
cranial dura mater; cerebral dura mater; dura mater encephali
myelencephalon
cerebral embolism
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
gut-brain connection; gut-brain axis
fornix (of the brain); fornix cerebri
therapeutic hypothermia for brain injury
intracranial pressure
neuro-magnetic field
obsession with radiation effects (esp. after the 2011 tsunami and Fukushima reactor problems); person obsessed with radiation; (lit.) radiation brain
party leaders; party executive
telencephalon
decerebration
pons (pontes); pons Varolii; pontine
Examples (10 in total)
The structure of the brain is complicated.
The brain is inside the head.
Our brains control our activities.