Keyword
brain
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 5
Heisig2084
Old form腦
Readings
のう
(99%)
Composed of
moon
tiny hairs
bad luck
Mnemonic

A pictograph of an unlucky villain with tiny hairs growing out of his head, plotting world domination on a moon-lit night... yes, that's Brain, the scheming genetically enhanced laboratory mouse from the show Pinky and the Brain!

So why's he unlucky? Well, every night he devises a new plan to take over the world, and every time it ends in failure. Once or twice — sure, but so many times?!

Here's a link to the intro of that show on YouTube, in case you've never seen it.

Used in vocabulary (255 in total)
brain; brains; mind
one's mind
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
head; brains; intellect; understanding
brainwashing
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
brains; brain tissue
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
top of the head; crown of the head
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
brain; encephalon
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
brains; brain tissue
summit meeting; top-level conference
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
spinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid; brains; intelligence
concussion (of the brain)
brain death
clearheadedness; sharpness of mind
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
one's mind
brains; brain tissue
executives; top management; governing body
stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage
summit meeting; meeting of leaders
brain tumor; brain tumour
cerebral hemorrhage; cerebral haemorrhage
cerebral contusion
brain surgery
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
concussion (of the brain)
game brain; damage to the prefrontal region of the brain caused by excessive playing of video games; theorized by physiologist Akio Mori
cerebral hemorrhage
right brain
brain inflammation; encephalitis; cerebritis
left brain
cerebral anemia; cerebral anaemia
little grey cells (in reference to Hercule Poirot's catchphrase); intellect; brainpower
brain hemorrhage; brain haemorrhage
concussion (of the brain)
happy-go-lucky person; dreamer; someone with their head in the clouds; (lit.) flower garden inside the brain
encephalopathy
mechanical brain; computer
declaration of brain death; determination of brain death; diagnosis of brain death
Japanese encephalitis
brain training; brain workout
cerebral blood vessel; cerebrovascular
hypoxic encephalopathy (brain damage from lack of oxygen)
midbrain; mesencephalon
brain worker; brain-worker; white-collar worker; mental worker
cerebral ventricle
electroencephalograph; EEG
pituitary gland; pituitary body; hypophysis
brain surgery; brain operation; neurosurgery
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
executives; top management; governing body
slow-witted person; simpleton; pig-ignorant; dumbass
mental illness; brain disease; cerebropathy
influenza-associated encephalopathy
brain herniation; cerebral herniation; encephaloma; exencephaly
brain disease
corpus callosum
comprehensive brain checkup
intracranial pressure
head; leading spirit
idiot; moron; blockhead
rhombencephalon; hindbrain
cerebral edema; cerebral oedema
clearheadedness; sharpness of mind
human brain
concussion (of the brain)
the interbrain; the diencephalon
basal ganglia; basal nuclei
cerebral hemorrhage
base of the brain
idiot; moron; blockhead
cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia; CSF hypovolemia; intracranial hypotension syndrome
organ transplant from a brain-dead donor
borneol (crystalline turpenoid alcohol)
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
forebrain; prosencephalon
lower brain; base of the brain
to rack one's brains
encephalomalacia; cerebromalacia; cerebral softening; softening of the brain
head line (in palm reading)
head; leading spirit
concussion (of the brain)
cerebral syphilis
social brain; social brains
feeble-minded child; poor scholar
brain drain; outflow of talent
cerebral ischemia; brain ischemia
slow-witted person; simpleton; pig-ignorant; dumbass
vascular dementia; cerebrovascular disease
cerebral embolism
magnetoencephalogram
sulcus; groove in the surface of the brain
encephalomalacia; brain softening
gyrus; ridge on the cerebral cortex
cranial dura mater; cerebral dura mater
borneol (crystalline turpenoid alcohol)
magnetoencephalograph; MEG
myelencephalon
neuro-magnetic
great longitudinal fissure; longitudinal cerebral fissure; longitudinal fissure; interhemispheric fissure; fissura longitudinalis cerebri; groove that separates the two hemispheres of the brain
fourth ventricle; brain structure
acting on impulse; doing impulsively; doing instinctively
bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE; mad cow disease
cerebral thrombosis
fornix (of the brain); fornix cerebri
rhinencephalon
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
tofu pudding; soybean pudding
brain; skull; head
brain training; stimulating infants' brains to encourage development
falx cerebri; cerebral falx
gut-brain connection; gut-brain axis
happy-go-lucky person; dreamer; someone with their head in the clouds; (lit.) flower garden inside the brain
concussion (of the brain)
top of the head; crown of the head
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
summit meeting; top-level conference
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
party leaders; party executive
therapeutic hypothermia for brain injury
rhombencephalon; hindbrain
eighth brain nerve; nervus vestibulocochlearis; vestibulocochlear nerve
telencephalon
telencephalon
tincture of camphor
decerebration
decerebrate cat
abnormal cerebrovascular network in the cerebral basal region
neuro-magnetic field
obsession with radiation effects (esp. after the 2011 tsunami and Fukushima reactor problems); person obsessed with radiation; (lit.) radiation brain
encephalography
anterior pituitary; pars distalis; adenohypophysis
intracranial pressure
leaders; (the) leadership
brain scientist; cognitive psychologist; neuroscientist
person obsessed with (worrying over) COVID-19
brain injury; brain damage; brain lesion
ability to understand English like a native speaker (i.e. without translating); intuitive understanding of English; (lit.) English brain
battle of the brains; battle of wits; psychological battle
right-brain input, left-brain output (personality type in a popular Japanese test based on hand and arm crossing); right and left hemispheres (of the brain); both cerebral hemispheres
right-brain input, left-brain output (personality type in a popular Japanese test based on hand and arm crossing); right and left hemispheres (of the brain); both cerebral hemispheres
endorphin; endogenous opioid (in the brain)
phrenitis (medieval diagnosis); brain fever
Brain Training (computer game)
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Examples (61 in total)
When I try to think, the stabbing pain in my head gets worse.
That single remark certainly remains in my mind.
For some reason, that young man's figure came to mind.