のう

Japanese

Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of のう – see the following entries.
【農】3
[noun]agriculture, farming
[noun]a farmer
【能】5
[noun]Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama.
[noun]Ability, capacity, aptitude.
[noun]Effect, use.
【脳】6
[noun](anatomy) brain
[noun](figuratively) one's brains, one's mental functioning
(This term, のう, is the hiragana spelling of several Sino-Japanese terms.)
For a list of all kanji with on'yomi のう, not just those used in Sino-Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji with on reading のう.

Etymology 2

Particle

のう (rōmaji nō, historical hiragana なう)

  1. (sentence-final) Used to express exclamation.
    不 (ふ)思 (し)議 (ぎ)じゃのう。
    Fushigi ja nō.
    (please add an English translation of this example)

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