뇌

뇌 U+B1CC, 뇌 HANGUL SYLLABLE NOE Composition: ㄴ + ㅚ ← 뇋 [U+B1CB] Hangul Syllables 뇍 → [U+B1CD]

뇌뇍뇎뇏뇐뇑뇒 뇓뇔뇕뇖뇗뇘뇙 뇚뇛뇜뇝뇞뇟뇠 뇡뇢뇣뇤뇥뇦뇧
놰 ←	→ 뇨

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Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 腦 (“brain”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nwe̞(ː)] ~ [nø̞(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [눼(ː)/뇌(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	noe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	noe
McCune–Reischauer?	noe
Yale Romanization?	nōy

Noun

뇌 • (noe) (hanja 腦)

1. brain

Synonyms

• (native Korean) 골 (gol)
• (native Korean) 머릿골 (meoritgol)
• (Sino Korean) 두뇌(頭腦) (dunoe)
• (Sino Korean) 뇌수(腦髓) (noesu)
• (Sino Korean) 수뇌(髓腦) (sunoe)

Derived terms

• 간뇌(間腦) (gannoe)
• 뇌경색(腦梗塞) (noegyeongsaek)
• 뇌리(腦裡) (noeri)
• 뇌막(腦膜) (noemak)
• 뇌사자(腦死者) (noesaja)
• 뇌신경(腦神經) (noesin'gyeong)
• 뇌염(腦炎) (noeyeom)
• 뇌종양(腦腫瘍) (noejong'yang)
• 뇌진탕(腦震蕩) (noejintang)
• 뇌척수(腦脊髓) (noecheoksu)
• 뇌척수막(腦脊髓膜) (noecheoksumak)
• 뇌척수액(腦脊髓液) (noecheoksuaek)
• 뇌파(腦波) (noepa)
• 뇌하수체(腦下垂體) (noehasuche)
• 뇌혈관(腦血管) (noehyeolgwan)
• 뇌회(腦回) (noehoe)
• 대뇌(大腦) (daenoe)
• 대뇌반구(大腦半球) (daenoeban'gu)
• 두뇌(頭腦) (dunoe)
• 세뇌(洗腦) (senoe)
• 수뇌(首腦) (sunoe)
• 수뇌부(首腦部) (sunoebu)
• 장뇌(樟腦) (jangnoe)
• 후뇌(嗅腦) (hunoe)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 惱 (“anger”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nwe̞(ː)] ~ [nø̞(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [눼(ː)/뇌(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	noe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	noe
McCune–Reischauer?	noe
Yale Romanization?	nōy

Noun

뇌 • (noe) (hanja 惱)

1. (only used in compounds) mental suffering

Derived terms

• 고뇌(苦惱) (gonoe, “distress”)
• 번뇌(煩惱) (beonnoe, “agony”)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

뇌 • (noe)

1. 腦: brain

   (eumhun reading: 머리 뇌 (meori noe))
   (MC reading: 腦 (MC nawX|nawH))

2. 惱: to agonize

   (eumhun reading: 괴로워할 뇌 (goerowohal noe))
   (MC reading: 惱 (MC nawX))

3. 餒:

   (MC reading: 餒 (MC nwojX))

4. 匘:

   (MC reading: 匘)

5. 脳: alternative form of 腦

   (MC reading: 脳)

6. 悩: alternative form of 惱

   (MC reading: 悩)

Etymology 4

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 뢰 (roe).

Syllable

뇌 • (noe)

1. (South Korea) 雷: thunder; lightning bolt

   (eumhun reading: 우레 뇌 (ure noe))
   (MC reading: 雷 (MC lwoj))

2. (South Korea) 賴:

   (MC reading: 賴 (MC lajH))

3. (South Korea) 瀨: rapids

   (eumhun reading: 여울 뇌 (yeoul noe))
   (MC reading: 瀨 (MC lajH))

4. (South Korea) 儡: puppet

   (eumhun reading: 꼭두각시 뇌 (kkokdugaksi noe))
   (MC reading: 儡 (MC lwoj|lwojX))

5. (South Korea) 牢:

   (MC reading: 牢 (MC law))

6. (South Korea) 磊:

   (MC reading: 磊 (MC lwojX))

7. (South Korea) 賂: bribe; bribery

   (eumhun reading: 뇌물 뇌 (noemul noe))
   (MC reading: 賂 (MC luH))

8. (South Korea) 賚:

   (MC reading: 賚 (MC lojH))

9. (South Korea) 耒:

   (MC reading: 耒 (MC lwijX|lwojH))

10. (South Korea) 攂:

    (MC reading: 攂 (MC lwojH))

11. (South Korea) 礌:

    (MC reading: 礌)

12. (South Korea) 礧:

    (MC reading: 礧 (MC lwojX|lwojH))

13. (South Korea) 籟:

    (MC reading: 籟 (MC lajH))

14. (South Korea) 纇:

    (MC reading: 纇 (MC lwojH))

15. (South Korea) 罍:

    (MC reading: 罍 (MC lwoj))

16. (South Korea) 蕾:

    (MC reading: 蕾 (MC lwojX))

17. (South Korea) 誄:

    (MC reading: 誄 (MC lwijX))

18. (South Korea) 酹:

    (MC reading: 酹 (MC lwajH|lwojH))

19. (South Korea) 頼: alternative form of 賴

    (MC reading: 頼)

20. (South Korea) 瀬:

    (MC reading: 瀬)

21. (South Korea) 顂:

    (MC reading: 顂)

Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 뢰 (roe) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 뢰 (roe) to 뇌 (noe) is known as 두음 법칙(頭音法則) (dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms

• (North Korea, Yanbian dialect) 뢰 (roe)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]