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noun

English Meaning(s) for 脳

noun
  1. brain
  2. brains; mind

Definition and Synonyms for 脳

Encephalon that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
Synonyms: ブレーン, 大脳, , , 脳髄, 頭脳
Brain the brain of certain animals used as meat
Synonyms: ,
Encephalon enclosed within the skull
Synonyms: ブレーン, 大脳, , , 脳髄, 頭脳
Encephalon continuous with the spinal cord
Synonyms: ブレーン, 大脳, , , 脳髄, 頭脳

Meanings for each kanji in 脳

» brain; memory

Categories 脳 is a member of

Organs edible viscera of a butchered animal
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Neural Structure a structure that is part of the nervous system
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Sample Sentences for 脳

We experience and understand the world through signals that are received by the senses and interpreted by the brain - and both stages are subject to distortion.
Indeed, some writers do not think the relation of brain to consciousness is a causal relation in the first place.
If the brain is dead, we should let the patient die.
The brain was not like the liver or the lungs.
All the same, we still need a scientific account of how exactly pains are caused by brain processes.

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