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能 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 能 意味

ability, talent, skill, capacity

能 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

よ.く yo.ku
あた.う ata.u

KUNYOMI 訓読み

ノウ nou

Examples

能は伝統的な日本の芸術である。Noh is a traditional Japanese art.
私は能に興味を持つアメリカ人に会いました。I met an American who was interested in Noh plays.

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