能 — kanji meaning “ability”
能
ability, talent, skill, capacity
- Meanings
- ability, talent, skill, capacity
- On'yomi
- ノウ (nou)
- Kun'yomi
- よ.く、あた.う
- Name readings
- たか、の、のり、よし
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #273 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 130
- Chinese reading
- néng — Chinese character page
Words with 能
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可能 | かのう kanou | possible; potential; practicable |
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function; facility; faculty |
| 能力 | のうりょく nouryoku | ability; faculty |
| 芸能 | げいのう geinou | public entertainment; performing arts |
| 不可能 | ふかのう fukanou | impossible |
| 性能 | せいのう seinou | ability; performance; efficiency |
| 才能 | さいのう sainou | talent; ability |
| 不能 | ふのう funou | impossible; incapable (of doing); unable (to do) |
| 放射能 | ほうしゃのう houshanou | radioactivity |
| 技能 | ぎのう ginou | technical skill; ability; capacity |
| 本能 | ほんのう honnou | instinct |
| 知能 | ちのう chinou | intelligence; intellect; brains |
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