能

See also: 態

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

能 (radical 130 肉+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 戈月心心 (IBPP), four-corner 2121₁, composition ⿰䏍⿱匕匕)

1. to be able
2. can, permitted to
3. ability

Derived characters

• 態 罷

References

• KangXi: page 981, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29454
• Dae Jaweon: page 1433, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 2074, character 1
• Unihan data for U+80FD

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Cantonese

Hanzi

能 (Jyutping nang4, Yale nang4)

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Hakka

Hanzi

能 (POJ nên (nen⁵), Hagfa Pinyim nen2)

References

• Academia Sinica - Hakka-English Dictionary
• Lau, Chun-fat. Hakka Pinyin Dictionary (Chinese). Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1997 (Chinese IME supplement) ISBN 962-201-750-9.

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Japanese

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Wikipedia

Noh stage at Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Kanji

能

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. ability

Readings

• Goon: のう (nō)
• Kun: 能う (あた・う, ata-u), 能く (よ・く, yo-ku), 能くする (よ・くする, yo-ku suru)

Compounds

• 能動 (のうどう, nōdō): being active
• 能力 (のうりょく, nōryoku): ability

Noun

能 (hiragana のう, romaji nō)

1. Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama.
2. Ability, capacity, aptitude.
3. Effect, use.

   古 (ふる)い議論 (ぎろん)を繰 (く)り返 (かえ)しても能 (のう)はないのだよ。

   furui giron o kurikaeshite mo nō wa nai no da yo.

   Repeating old arguments isn't of any use / won't have any effect.

Synonyms

• (drama): 能楽 (のうがく) (nōgaku)

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Korean

Hanja

能 (neung, nae) (hangeul [[능, 내]], revised neung, nae, McCune-Reischauer nŭng, nae, Yale nung, nay)

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Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Hanzi

能 (Pinyin néng (neng2), nài (nai4), tái (tai2), tài (tai4), nái (nai2), xióng (xiong2), Wade-Giles neng²)

Compounds

• 能干
• 能够
• 能力
• 能量
• 能手
• 能说会道
• 能源 (néngyuán)
• 能愿动词

Verb

能 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin néng)

1. can
2. may

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Middle Chinese

Han character

能 (*nəng)

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Min Nan

Hanzi

能 (TLPA lîng (ling⁵))

References

• Taiwan Min Nan Common Words Dictionary (臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典)

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Vietnamese

Han character

能 (năng, hay, nấng, năn, nằng, nưng)