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能 kanji
ability, talent, skill, capacity
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
ノウ
Kun readings
よくあたう
Words with 能
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —霊能spiritual ability
- —能弁eloquence; oratory
- —良能natural ability
- —多能versatility
- —玄能sledgehammer
- —脇能minor piece in noh plays
- —演能performance of a noh play; performing a noh play
- —薪能noh theater performed at night by a fire
- —能管noh flute (transverse bamboo flute with seven holes; approx. 39 cm long)
- —能所subject and object; activity and passivity
- —能相the active; active voice
- —能記signifier
- —異能unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
- —袴能informal noh performed in light clothes (during the summer)
- —能才ability; able person
- —能力low-ranking priest who does manual labour at a temple; male temple employee
- —観能viewing noh; seeing a noh play; going to a noh theater
- —堪能proficient; skilled; skillful; good; accomplished; patience; perseverance; fortitude
- —能格ergative case
- —能士highly skilled person; talented person