脳のう裏り

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

one's mind; in one's head

Refers to the mind as the place where memories, images, or thoughts reside; often used in phrases like 脳裏に浮かぶ (come to mind) or 脳裏をよぎる (flash through one's mind).

その光こう景けいが今いまも脳のう裏りに焼やき付ついている。
That scene is still burned into my mind.
ふと、昔むかしの友ゆう人じんの顔かおが脳のう裏りに浮うかんだ。
Suddenly, the face of an old friend came to mind.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が脳のう裏りに残のこるfor something to remain vividly in one's mind
彼かの女じょの最さい後ごの言こと葉ばが脳のう裏りに残のこっている。
Her final words still remain vividly in my mind.
〈事こと〉を脳のう裏りに刻きざむto engrave something in one's mind
その光こう景けいを脳のう裏りに刻きざんだ。
I engraved that scene in my mind.
〈事こと〉が脳のう裏りから離はなれないfor something not to leave one's mind
あの事じ故この映えい像ぞうが脳のう裏りから離はなれない。
The footage of that accident won't leave my mind.

Expressions

脳のう裏りに浮うかぶcross one's mind; occur to one
脳のう裏りをよぎるcross one's mind; occur to one; flash into one's head

Kanji

脳brain, memory
裏back, amidst, in
裡reverse, inside, palm

Related words

頭あたまN5
頭 is the general word for the head or mind, while 脳裏 specifically evokes the inner mental space where images, memories, or thoughts surface.
心こころN5
心 centers on emotions and spirit, whereas 脳裏 focuses on the cognitive or visual side of thinking, as in something flashing through one's mind.
念ねん頭とうN1
念頭 is used for deliberately keeping something in mind (念頭に置く), while 脳裏 describes images or thoughts that spontaneously appear (脳裏に浮かぶ).

Don't confuse with

頭ず脳のうN2
頭脳 shares the kanji 脳 with 脳裏 but means brainpower or intellectual ability, not the mental space where images and memories appear.

Written forms

脳のう裏りUsage80%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and literary contexts.
脳のう裡りUsage20%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used variant kanji form; 裏 is the standard character.

Etymology

Compound of 脳 (brain) and 裏 (back, inside), literally 'the back of the brain' or 'inside the brain', used figuratively for the mind's eye or mental space.