# 脳 — brain

脳 means “brain”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ノウ (nou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 脳 (nou, “brain”).

- Meaning: brain
- On'yomi: ノウ (nou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Body & health 1

## How to remember 脳

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · ⺍ sparkle · 凶 ill-fated

## Words with 脳

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 脳 | のう (nou) | brain |

## Don't confuse it with

[消](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/extinguish/) · [悩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/worry/) · [削](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shave/) · [宵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/early-evening/)

## More in the “Body & health 1” set

[指](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/finger/) · [身](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/own-body/) · [脳](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/brain/) · [健](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/healthy/) · [血](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/blood/) · [息](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/breath/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/brain/. Last updated 2026-11-01.