脳のうみそ

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Meanings

1

brain; brains; brain tissue

Colloquial term for the brain as a physical organ or tissue. Often used in casual conversation, sometimes with a slightly crude or humorous tone.

頭あたまをぶつけて脳のうみそが飛とび出だしそうだ。
I hit my head so hard it feels like my brains are going to come out.
ゾンビは脳のうみそを食たべるらしい。
Zombies apparently eat brains.

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Usage patterns

脳のうみそを使つかうto use one's brain (think hard)
この問もん題だいは脳のうみそを使つかわないと解とけない。
You have to really use your brain to solve this problem.
脳のうみそが溶とけるfor one's brain to feel like it's melting (from heat, exhaustion, or overload)
この暑あつさで脳のうみそが溶とけそうだ。
My brain feels like it's melting in this heat.

Expressions

脳のうみそを絞しぼるrack one's brains; think hard