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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N3

273 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: ability, talent, skill, capacity

Kunyomi: よ.く, あた.う

Onyomi: ノウ

Composition: 䏍 匕

能

Radical

Radical: 肉

Reading: にくづき

Meaning: meat

Strokes: 4

Reading: にくづき

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Examples

Examples with audio

能(のう)   talent, Noh drama

能面(のうめん)   Noh mask

能力(のうりょく)   ability

能率(のうりつ)   efficiency

才能(さいのう)   talent

本能(ほんのう)   instinct

機能(きのう)   function

万能な(ばんのうな)   all-purpose

有能な(ゆうのうな)   capable, skillful

芸能人(げいのうじん)   celebrity

可能性(かのうせい)   potentiality, possibility

放射能(ほうしゃのう)   radioactivity

Onyomi Examples

能 (ノウ) talent, gift, function, noh (theatre)

能楽 (ノウガク) noh play

有能 (ユウノウ) able, capable, competent, talented, efficient

芸能 (ゲイノウ) public entertainment, performing arts, accomplishments, attainments

Kunyomi Examples

良く (よく) nicely, properly, well, skillfully, skilfully, frequently, often, I'm glad that you ..., thank you for ..., (you have) quite the nerve to, I don't know how you can ...

良く良く (よくよく) carefully, closely, very, extremely, exceedingly, have no choice, cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable

能う (あたう) to be able (to do), to be capable (of doing)

能う限り (あたうかぎり) as much as possible, as far as possible, to the best of one's abilities

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