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, figuratively) one's brains, one's mental functioning [affix] brain [affix] head [affix] chief, principal

(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.)

Etymology 2

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Particle

のう • (nō) ^{←なう (nau)?}

1. (sentence-final) Used to express exclamation.

   不思議(ふしぎ)じゃのう。

   Fushigi ja nō.

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