# 뇌

| 뇌 | U+B1CC, &#45516; HANGUL SYLLABLE NOE |
| Composition: | ㄴ + ㅚ |
| ← 뇋 [U+B1CB] | Hangul Syllables | 뇍 → [U+B1CD] |
뇌뇍뇎뇏뇐뇑뇒 뇓뇔뇕뇖뇗뇘뇙 뇚뇛뇜뇝뇞뇟뇠 뇡뇢뇣뇤뇥뇦뇧 :
| 놰 ← | → 뇨 |

## Korean

Picture dictionary :
뇌
두개골
뇌
눈
입술
코
입
턱
귀
관자놀이
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### Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 腦 (“brain”)

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [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.

#### Noun

뇌 • (noe) (hanja 腦)
* brain

##### Synonyms

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

##### 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: [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.

#### Noun

뇌 • (noe) (hanja 惱)
* (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)
* 腦: brain
    (eumhun reading: 머리 뇌 (meori noe)) (MC reading: 腦 (MC nawX|nawH))
* 惱: to agonize
    (eumhun reading: 괴로워할 뇌 (goerowohal noe)) (MC reading: 惱 (MC nawX))
* 餒:
    (MC reading: 餒 (MC nwojX))
* 匘:
    (MC reading: 匘)
* 脳: Alternative form of 腦
    (MC reading: 脳)
* 悩: Alternative form of 惱
    (MC reading: 悩)

### Etymology 4

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

#### Syllable

뇌 • (noe)
* (South Korea) 雷: thunder; lightning bolt
    (eumhun reading: 우레 뇌 (ure noe)) (MC reading: 雷 (MC lwoj))
* (South Korea) 賴:
    (MC reading: 賴 (MC lajH))
* (South Korea) 瀨: rapids
    (eumhun reading: 여울 뇌 (yeoul noe)) (MC reading: 瀨 (MC lajH))
* (South Korea) 儡: puppet
    (eumhun reading: 꼭두각시 뇌 (kkokdugaksi noe)) (MC reading: 儡 (MC lwoj|lwojX))
* (South Korea) 牢:
    (MC reading: 牢 (MC law))
* (South Korea) 磊:
    (MC reading: 磊 (MC lwojX))
* (South Korea) 賂: bribe; bribery
    (eumhun reading: 뇌물 뇌 (noemul noe)) (MC reading: 賂 (MC luH))
* (South Korea) 賚:
    (MC reading: 賚 (MC lojH))
* (South Korea) 耒:
    (MC reading: 耒 (MC lwijX|lwojH))
* (South Korea) 攂:
    (MC reading: 攂 (MC lwojH))
* (South Korea) 礌:
    (MC reading: 礌)
* (South Korea) 礧:
    (MC reading: 礧 (MC lwojX|lwojH))
* (South Korea) 籟:
    (MC reading: 籟 (MC lajH))
* (South Korea) 纇:
    (MC reading: 纇 (MC lwojH))
* (South Korea) 罍:
    (MC reading: 罍 (MC lwoj))
* (South Korea) 蕾:
    (MC reading: 蕾 (MC lwojX))
* (South Korea) 誄:
    (MC reading: 誄 (MC lwijX))
* (South Korea) 酹:
    (MC reading: 酹 (MC lwajH|lwojH))
* (South Korea) 頼: Alternative form of 賴
    (MC reading: 頼)
* (South Korea) 瀬:
    (MC reading: 瀬)
* (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

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

### 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).