能 Kanji for ability

N3–N2Grade 510 strokes

ability, talent, skill, capacity

Kun: よ.く
On: ノウ

能 is the Japanese kanji for ability, talent, skill, capacity. It is written with 10 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is よ.く and its on reading is ノウ.

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Words with 能

能のうtalent, gift, function
能よくnicely, properly, well
可か能のうpossible, potential, practicable
機き能のうfunction, facility, faculty
能のう力りょくability, faculty
芸げい能のうpublic entertainment, performing arts

Practice 能 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.