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性能 (せいのう): ability, capability — Japanese vocabulary

性能 is read せいのう and means "ability, capability". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

性能

Reading
せいのう · seinou
Translation
ability, capability
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
せいのうが

Example

この車はあの車より性能がよい。

このくるまはあのくるまよりせいのうがよい。

This car has a better performance than that one.

Kanji in this word

  • 性 — nature, sex
  • 能 — ability, skill

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