のう

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of のう – see the following entries.
【農】3
agriculture, farming
a farmer
【能】5
Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama.
ability, capacity, aptitude.
effect, use.
【脳】6
(anatomy) the brain
(by extension, figurative) one's brains, one's mental functioning
brain
head
chief, principal
【濃】S
dark color
【膿】H
(medicine) pus
(medicine) pus
(This term, のう (nō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as のう, 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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