電脳

電脳

See also: 電腦 and 电脑

Japanese

Kanji in this term
電	脳
でん Grade: 2	のう Grade: 6
goon

Alternative spelling
電腦 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 電子頭脳(でんしずのう) (denshi zunō)

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 電腦／电脑 (diànnǎo, literally “electronic brain”).[1][2][3]

Uncommon, and not included in all dictionaries.[4] Sometimes described as a shortening of 電子頭脳(でんしずのう) (denshi zunō).[5]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) でんのー [dèńnóó] (Heiban – [0])[3]
• IPA^(key): [dẽ̞nːo̞ː]

Noun

電(でん)脳(のう) • (dennō) ^{←でんなう (dennau)?} (kyūjitai 電腦)

1. (uncommon) computer
2. (uncommon) cybernetic brain

Usage notes

• In popular culture, it is often used for stylistic or artistic effect, as a Sinitic two-kanji equivalent to コンピューター (konpyūtā). It is still a "Chinese language (中国語)"[1][2][3] exoticism.
  • For example, this list of pages on the Japanese Wikipedia that begin with 電脳.
• It is also used in scholarly circles for brevity,[2] similarly due to its nature as a Sinitic two-kanji equivalent to コンピューター (konpyūtā). It is usually found as the first part in a Sinitic compound rather than alone.[1]

  李範文(りはんぶん)・中嶋幹起(なかじまもとき)　編著(へんちょ)『電脳(でんのう)処理(しょり)：西夏文(せいかぶん)雑字(ざつじ)研究(けんきゅう)』

  Ri Hanbun Nakajima Motoki hencho “Dennō Shori: Seikabun Zatsuji Kenkyū”

  Computer Processing: A Study of the Tangut Zazi by LI Fanwen and NAKAJIMA Motoki

Synonyms

• (common) コンピューター (konpyūtā), パソコン (pasokon)

Derived terms

• 電脳(でんのう)せどり (dennō sedori)

References

1. “電脳”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
2. “電脳”, in 世界大百科事典 第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
5. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN