のう

Japanese

Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of のう – see the following entries.
【農】3
[noun] agriculture, farming
[noun] a farmer
【能】5
[noun] Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama.
[noun] Ability, capacity, aptitude.
[noun] Effect, use.
【脳】6
[noun] (anatomy) the brain
[noun] (by extension, figurative) one's brains, one's mental functioning
[affix] brain
[affix] head
[affix] chief, principal
【濃】S
[affix] dark color
(This term, のう, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.
For a list of all kanji read as のう, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as のう.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 納.)

Etymology 2

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Particle

のう • (nō) ←なう (nau)?

  1. (sentence-final) Used to express exclamation.
    不(ふ)思(し)議(ぎ)じゃのう。
    Fushigi ja nō.
    No way!

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