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能

Ability

WaniKani level 14JLPT N3Joyo grade 5Top 500 ¡ #27310 strokes

Meanings

Ability, Talent, Skill, Capacity

On'yomi

のう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

よ.く

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 能

能 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

能 (Ability) is taught on WaniKani at level 14 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #273 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.

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