N3650/1669
能
nounnoun (generic)
Reading
のう
Meanings
- talent, gift, function
- noh (theatre)
Learn in context
Example sentences
彼女は音楽の能がある。
She has a talent for music.
子供の頃から絵の能を示していた。
He had shown a gift for drawing since childhood.
能を鑑賞するために京都へ行った。
I went to Kyoto to appreciate Noh theatre.
このソフトウェアは様々な能を持っている。
This software has various functions.
能あるタカは爪を隠すというように、彼は自分の才能をめったに見せない。
As the saying goes, a talented hawk hides its claws — he rarely shows off his abilities.
Related words
Keep studying
More N3 words
床ゆか
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
View details実み
fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance
View details節ふし
joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node
View details文ぶん
sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement
View details値ね
price, cost; value, worth, merit
View details象ぞう
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
View details