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能 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「肉」

道
6Elementary year 5 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「肉」
On
ノウのう · nō
Kun
—
Meaning
ability; talent; can

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A picture of a powerful bear; having the strength to carry a thing through — hence "ability."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onノウのうnō能力のうりょく芸能げいのう効能こうのう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 能力のうりょく

    ability

  • 可能性かのうせい

    possibility

More words with this kanji

  • 才能さいのう
  • 可能かのう
  • 能吏のうり
  • 堪能たんのう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

だれにでも得意(とくい)な能力(のうりょく)がある。

Everyone has an ability they are good at.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

能力可能性可能性能力power可possib…性nature肉meat肖resemb…育raise肯consen…肩should…衲a patc…納to pay…悩be tro…脳brain農farmin…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 肉Map of reading ノウAll maps

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