JLPT N2 · 11 strokes
Kanji 脳: "brain, memory"
The kanji 脳 means "brain, memory". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ノウ, ドウ in on'yomi and のうずる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ノウドウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
のうずる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | brain, memory |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 459 of 2,501 |
Common words with 脳
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 脳brain · brains; mind
- 脳裏esprit, tête, pensée (littéraire)
- 脳内intracerebral; inside the brain · (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary; figmental
- 頭脳head; brains · intellect; understanding
- 洗脳brainwashing
- 脳みそbrains; brain tissue
- 脳裏に浮かぶto cross one's mind; to occur to one
- 脳天top of the head; crown of the head
- 脳髄brain; encephalon
- 脳裏をよぎるto cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
- 脳筋muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
- 首脳head; leader; top · important part
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