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脳

Kanji 脳: meaning "brain", readings, stroke order

The kanji 脳 means "brain". On'yomi: ノウ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
brain
On'yomi
ノウ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
腦 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 脳

  • 脳 のう — brain, memory
  • 頭脳 ずのう — head, brains, intellect
  • 首脳 しゅのう — head, leader

Stroke order · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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