放射脳

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 3
しゃ
Grade: 6
のう
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
放射腦 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From punning on (ほう)(しゃ)(のう) (hōshanō, radioactivity), replacing (のう) (, ability) with (のう) (, brain). Its suffix may be influenced of ゲーム(のう) (gēmu nō, game brain). Coined during Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(ほう)(しゃ)(のう) (hōshanō

  1. (Internet slang) person who inflames public anxiety and/or fear with groundless information about radioactivity.