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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

能

Readings

Kana: ノウ、よ.く
Romaji: nou, yo.ku
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: たか、の、のり、よし
Romaji: taka, no, nori, yoshi
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Romaji

Meanings

ability, talent, skill, capacity

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  28
Frequency:  273
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-6-4
Korean Reading:  nae
Chinese Reading:  neng2
Unicode:  80fd
JIS:  473D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1323
Nelson Index: 853
New Nelson Index: 4809
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b6.15
Four Corner Index: 2121.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 766
Gakken Index: 341
Japanese Names Index: 1397
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29454
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0307
Remembering the kanji Index: 2004
Kanji Way Index: 285
Kanji Flashcards Index: 847
Kodansha Compact Index: 1018
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 787
Kanji in Context Index: 411
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 888
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1207
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 2023
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2160
Essential Kanji Index: 416
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1676
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2756
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 691
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 718

Words

能 (のう)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
機能 (きのう)
function; facility; faculty; feature
性能 (せいのう)
ability; performance; efficiency
不可能 (ふかのう)
impossible
技能 (ぎのう)
technical skill; ability; capacity
可能 (かのう)
potential; possible; practicable; feasible
能力 (のうりょく)
ability; faculty
芸能 (げいのう)
public entertainment; accomplishments; attainments
才能 (さいのう)
talent; ability
芸能人 (げいのうじん)
performer; entertainer; celebrity
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