# 脳 — Brain

Frequency rank 882 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 模 (Imitation), less common than 雲 (Cloud).

- On’yomi: のう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 肉 Meat (Kangxi 130)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A moon on the left illuminates grass growing on top of a treasure chest — inside the moonlit, grass-covered treasure chest lies a preserved brain.

In words:

- 脳 のう — brain;memory
- 頭脳 ずのう — head,brains,intellect
- 首脳 しゅのう — head;brains

[Study 脳](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E8%84%B3)

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