頭脳
ずのう
brains, intellect, mind (as a thinking faculty)
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Examples
二人の頭脳は一人の頭脳に勝る。
ふたりのずのうはひとりのずのうにまさる。
Two heads are better than one.
彼は明晰な頭脳の持ち主だ。
かれはめいせきなずのうのもちぬしだ。
He has a sharp mind.
優秀な頭脳が次々と海外へ出て行ってしまう。
ゆうしゅうなずのうがつぎつぎとかいがいへでていってしまう。
Top minds are leaving the country one after another.
Common patterns
- 頭脳明晰
- clear-headed, sharp-minded
- 頭脳流出
- brain drain
- 頭脳労働
- intellectual labor
Memory tip
頭脳 is intelligence as a capacity, not the physical organ — that is 脳 (のう). It is a formal, written-style word; in conversation you would say 頭がいい rather than 頭脳が優れている.
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