Japanese

Noun

脳漿 ‎(hiragana のうしょう, romaji nōshō, historical hiragana なうしやう)

1. cerebrospinal fluid
2. (by extension) brains

Synonyms

• (cerebrospinal fluid): 脳脊髄液 (のうせきずいえき) ‎(nōsekizuieki), 髄液 (ずいえき) ‎(zuieki)

Derived terms

• 脳漿 (のうしょう)を絞 (しぼ)る ‎(nōshō o shiboru): rack one's brains

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9