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洗脳

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See also: 洗腦 and 洗脑

Japanese

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

Etymology

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Compound of (sen, washing) +‎ (, brain), calque of English brain-washing, itself a calque of Chinese 洗腦洗脑 (xǐnǎo).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(せん)(のう) (sennōせんなう (sennau)?

  1. brain-washing

Verb

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(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

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References

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