Question

能 よ.く ability, talent, skill, capacity 3 273 10 130 にく・にくづき 象形 Pictographic This man may have the dis-ability of no flesh below the elbows, but he can eat with 2 spoons, on in each foot.

Accepted Answer

ノウ たか, の, のり, よし 可能(かのう): possible; practicable; feasible機能(きのう): function; facility; faculty; feature能力(のうりょく): ability; faculty芸能(げいのう): public entertainment; accomplishments; attainments能(のう): (1) talent; gift; function (2) noh (theatre)放射能(ほうしゃのう): radioactivity才能(さいのう): talent; ability性能(せいのう): ability; performance; efficiency技能(ぎのう): technical skill; ability; capacity万能(ばんのう): (1) all-purpose; utility (2) almighty; omnipotent本能(ほんのう): instinct能率(のうりつ): (1) efficiency (2) moment (i.e. magnetic moment)知能(ちのう): intelligence; brains有能(ゆうのう): able; capable; efficient; skill無能(むのう): inefficiency; incompetence 5 厶: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28)月: month; moon匕: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)匕: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21) 肉 6 (none) ability Kid from the Oracle´s place in the Matrix (whose head is shining like the moon) is holding a a spoon and making it bend using his special ability. When Neo asks to learn this ability the child replies, " Remember the truth Neo, there is no spoon." Neo Proceeds to the kitchen pondering these words of wisdom. The Child smiles mischeviously and pulls a second spoon hidden up his sleeve in the crook of his elbow. "That´s right Neo," the child laughs, "there is no spoon...there are two spoons!".

Kanji	能
Onyomi	ノウ
Kunyomi	よ.く
Nanori	たか, の, のり, よし
English	ability, talent, skill, capacity
Examples	可能(かのう): possible; practicable; feasible 機能(きのう): function; facility; faculty; feature 能力(のうりょく): ability; faculty 芸能(げいのう): public entertainment; accomplishments; attainments 能(のう): (1) talent; gift; function (2) noh (theatre) 放射能(ほうしゃのう): radioactivity 才能(さいのう): talent; ability 性能(せいのう): ability; performance; efficiency 技能(ぎのう): technical skill; ability; capacity 万能(ばんのう): (1) all-purpose; utility (2) almighty; omnipotent 本能(ほんのう): instinct 能率(のうりつ): (1) efficiency (2) moment (i.e. magnetic moment) 知能(ちのう): intelligence; brains 有能(ゆうのう): able; capable; efficient; skill 無能(むのう): inefficiency; incompetence
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	5
Frequency	273
Components	厶: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) 月: month; moon 匕: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21) 匕: spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	肉
Radical Number	130
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	にく・にくづき
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	象形 Pictographic
Keyword	ability
Koohii Story 1	This man may have the dis-ability of no flesh below the elbows, but he can eat with 2 spoons, on in each foot.
Koohii Story 2	Kid from the Oracle´s place in the Matrix (whose head is shining like the moon) is holding a a spoon and making it bend using his special ability. When Neo asks to learn this ability the child replies, " Remember the truth Neo, there is no spoon." Neo Proceeds to the kitchen pondering these words of wisdom. The Child smiles mischeviously and pulls a second spoon hidden up his sleeve in the crook of his elbow. "That´s right Neo," the child laughs, "there is no spoon...there are two spoons!".

Spoon Ability Katakana Radical Child Capacity Talent Efficiency