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能

Kanji 能: meaning "ability, skill", readings, stroke order

The kanji 能 means "ability, skill". On'yomi: ノウ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
ability, skill
On'yomi
ノウ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 能

  • 可能 かのう — possible, practicable, feasible
  • 才能 さいのう — talent, ability
  • 有能 ゆうのう — able, capable, efficient
  • 知能 ちのう — intelligence, brains
  • 能 のう — being skilled in, nicely, properly
  • 能力 のうりょく — ability, faculty
  • 芸能 げいのう — public entertainment, performing arts
  • 性能 せいのう — ability, capability
  • 能率 のうりつ — efficiency
  • 技能 ぎのう — technical skill, ability, capacity
  • 放射能 ほうしゃのう — radioactivity
  • 本能 ほんのう — instinct

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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