洗脳

See also: 洗腦 and 洗脑

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 6
のう
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
洗腦 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of (sen, washing) + (, brain), calque of English brain-washing.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んのー [sèńnóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞nːo̞ː]

Noun

(せん)(のう) • (sennō) せんなう (sennau)?

  1. brain-washing

Verb

(せん)(のう)する • (sennō suru) せんなう (sennau)?transitive suru (stem (せん)(のう) (sennō shi), past (せん)(のう)した (sennō shita))

  1. to brainwash

Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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