"能" meaning in Japanese

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Character

Forms: Fifth grade kyōiku kanji [romanization]
  1. ability Tags: kanji
    Sense id: en-能-ja-character-vP-qtn30 Categories (other): Japanese fifth grade kanji, Japanese jōyō kanji, Japanese kanji, Japanese kyōiku kanji, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese fifth grade kanji: 24 10 24 10 26 5 1 Disambiguation of Japanese jōyō kanji: 29 14 29 14 12 1 1 Disambiguation of Japanese kanji: 28 14 28 14 14 1 1 Disambiguation of Japanese kyōiku kanji: 29 13 26 13 15 2 1 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 29 13 30 13 12 3 1
  2. talent Tags: kanji
    Sense id: en-能-ja-character-UMs9AAhz Categories (other): Japanese jōyō kanji, Japanese kanji, Japanese kyōiku kanji, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese jōyō kanji: 29 14 29 14 12 1 1 Disambiguation of Japanese kanji: 28 14 28 14 14 1 1 Disambiguation of Japanese kyōiku kanji: 29 13 26 13 15 2 1 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 29 13 30 13 12 3 1
  3. skill Tags: kanji
    Sense id: en-能-ja-character-nFPAdNes Categories (other): Japanese fifth grade kanji, Japanese jōyō kanji, Japanese kanji, Japanese kyōiku kanji, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese fifth grade kanji: 24 10 24 10 26 5 1 Disambiguation of Japanese jōyō kanji: 29 14 29 14 12 1 1 Disambiguation of Japanese kanji: 28 14 28 14 14 1 1 Disambiguation of Japanese kyōiku kanji: 29 13 26 13 15 2 1 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 29 13 30 13 12 3 1
  4. capacity Tags: kanji
    Sense id: en-能-ja-character-7CGzuXOj Categories (other): Japanese jōyō kanji, Japanese kanji, Japanese kyōiku kanji, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese jōyō kanji: 29 14 29 14 12 1 1 Disambiguation of Japanese kanji: 28 14 28 14 14 1 1 Disambiguation of Japanese kyōiku kanji: 29 13 26 13 15 2 1 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 29 13 30 13 12 3 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 能動 (nōdō) (ruby: (のう), (どう)) (english: being active), 能率 (nōritsu) (ruby: (のう), (りつ)), 能力 (nōryoku) (ruby: (のう), (りょく)) (english: ability), 可能 (kanō) (ruby: (), (のう)) (english: possible), 機能 (kinō) (ruby: (), (のう)), 技能 (ginō) (ruby: (), (のう)), 芸能 (geinō) (ruby: (げい), (のう)), 効能 (kōnō) (ruby: (こう), (のう)), 才能 (sainō) (ruby: (さい), (のう)), 性能 (seinō) (ruby: (せい), (のう)), 堪能 (tannō) (ruby: (たん), (のう)), 知能 (chinō) (ruby: (), (のう)), 万能 (bannō) (ruby: (ばん), (のう)), 不能 (funō) (ruby: (), (のう)), 本能 (honnō) (ruby: (ほん), (のう)), 無能 (munō) (ruby: (), (のう)), 有能 (yūnō) (ruby: (ゆう), (のう))

Noun

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (のう)), [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|のう}} 能(のう) • (nō)
  1. Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama.
    Sense id: en-能-ja-noun-mqriqw8K Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese fifth grade kanji, Japanese jōyō kanji, Japanese kanji, Japanese kyōiku kanji, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 23 4 8 3 45 17 1 Disambiguation of Japanese fifth grade kanji: 24 10 24 10 26 5 1 Disambiguation of Japanese jōyō kanji: 29 14 29 14 12 1 1 Disambiguation of Japanese kanji: 28 14 28 14 14 1 1 Disambiguation of Japanese kyōiku kanji: 29 13 26 13 15 2 1 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 26 3 7 3 40 19 1 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 29 13 30 13 12 3 1 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 28 3 7 3 39 20 1 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 3 7 3 39 20 1 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 28 3 7 3 39 20 1 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant transliterations: 28 3 7 3 39 20 1
  2. ability, capacity, aptitude.
    Sense id: en-能-ja-noun-fdrUZMLx
  3. effect, use.
    Sense id: en-能-ja-noun-OQS9X1Et
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 能楽 (nōgaku) (ruby: (のう), (がく)) [drama, dramaturgy, film, theater, entertainment, lifestyle, television, broadcasting, media]
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      "roman": "nōdō",
      "ruby": [
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        ],
        [
          "動",
          "どう"
        ]
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "ruby": [
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          "能",
          "のう"
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        [
          "率",
          "りつ"
        ]
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "roman": "nōryoku",
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        [
          "能",
          "のう"
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        [
          "力",
          "りょく"
        ]
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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          "機",
          "き"
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          "能",
          "のう"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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          "技",
          "ぎ"
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        [
          "能",
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        ]
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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          "芸",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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          "能",
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        ]
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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          "才",
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          "能",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "seinō",
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        [
          "性",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tannō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "堪",
          "たん"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "chinō",
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        [
          "知",
          "ち"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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        [
          "万",
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        ],
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          "能",
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        ]
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "funō",
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        [
          "不",
          "ふ"
        ],
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          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "honnō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "本",
          "ほん"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "本能"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "munō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "無",
          "む"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "無能"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yūnō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "有",
          "ゆう"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "有能"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Fifth grade kyōiku kanji",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "character",
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          "_dis": "24 10 24 10 26 5 1",
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "talent"
      ],
      "id": "en-能-ja-character-UMs9AAhz",
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        [
          "talent",
          "talent"
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      ],
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        "kanji"
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    },
    {
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        {
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        {
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      ],
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        "skill"
      ],
      "id": "en-能-ja-character-nFPAdNes",
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        [
          "skill",
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      "id": "en-能-ja-character-7CGzuXOj",
      "links": [
        [
          "capacity",
          "capacity"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "kanji"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "能"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "能",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "のう"
      },
      "expansion": "能(のう) • (nō)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "23 4 8 3 45 17 1",
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        {
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        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 3 7 3 39 20 1",
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            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "27 3 7 3 39 20 1",
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        {
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        {
          "_dis": "28 3 7 3 39 20 1",
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            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama."
      ],
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        [
          "Noh",
          "Noh"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ability, capacity, aptitude."
      ],
      "id": "en-能-ja-noun-fdrUZMLx",
      "links": [
        [
          "ability",
          "ability"
        ],
        [
          "capacity",
          "capacity"
        ],
        [
          "aptitude",
          "aptitude"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Repeating old arguments isn't of any use / won't have any effect.",
          "roman": "Furui giron o kurikaeshite mo nō wa nai no da yo.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "古",
              "ふる"
            ],
            [
              "議",
              "ぎ"
            ],
            [
              "論",
              "ろん"
            ],
            [
              "繰",
              "く"
            ],
            [
              "返",
              "かえ"
            ],
            [
              "能",
              "のう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "古い議論を繰り返しても能はないのだよ。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "effect, use."
      ],
      "id": "en-能-ja-noun-OQS9X1Et",
      "links": [
        [
          "effect",
          "effect"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "nōgaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ],
        [
          "楽",
          "がく"
        ]
      ],
      "topics": [
        "drama",
        "dramaturgy",
        "film",
        "theater",
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "television",
        "broadcasting",
        "media"
      ],
      "word": "能楽"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Noh",
    "ja:能"
  ],
  "word": "能"
}
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    "Japanese kanji with goon reading ない",
    "Japanese kanji with goon reading の",
    "Japanese kanji with goon reading のう",
    "Japanese kanji with kan'on reading だい",
    "Japanese kanji with kan'on reading どう",
    "Japanese kanji with kan'yōon reading たい",
    "Japanese kanji with kun reading あた・う",
    "Japanese kanji with kun reading よ・く",
    "Japanese kanji with kun reading よ・くする",
    "Japanese kanji with nanori reading たか",
    "Japanese kanji with nanori reading の",
    "Japanese kanji with nanori reading のり",
    "Japanese kanji with nanori reading よし",
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    "Japanese lemmas",
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    "Japanese terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "being active",
      "roman": "nōdō",
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        [
          "能",
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        ],
        [
          "動",
          "どう"
        ]
      ],
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    {
      "roman": "nōritsu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ],
        [
          "率",
          "りつ"
        ]
      ],
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    {
      "english": "ability",
      "roman": "nōryoku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ],
        [
          "力",
          "りょく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "能力"
    },
    {
      "english": "possible",
      "roman": "kanō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "可",
          "か"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "可能"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kinō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "機",
          "き"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "roman": "ginō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "技",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "技能"
    },
    {
      "roman": "geinō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "芸",
          "げい"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "芸能"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kōnō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "効",
          "こう"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "効能"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sainō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "才",
          "さい"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "才能"
    },
    {
      "roman": "seinō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "性",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "性能"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tannō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "堪",
          "たん"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "堪能"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chinō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "知",
          "ち"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "知能"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bannō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "万",
          "ばん"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "万能"
    },
    {
      "roman": "funō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "不",
          "ふ"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "不能"
    },
    {
      "roman": "honnō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "本",
          "ほん"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "本能"
    },
    {
      "roman": "munō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "無",
          "む"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "無能"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yūnō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "有",
          "ゆう"
        ],
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "有能"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "Fifth grade kyōiku kanji",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "character",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "ability"
      ],
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        [
          "ability",
          "ability"
        ]
      ],
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        "kanji"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "talent"
      ],
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        [
          "talent",
          "talent"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "kanji"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "skill"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "skill",
          "skill"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "kanji"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "capacity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "capacity",
          "capacity"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "kanji"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "能"
}

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    "Japanese kanji with goon reading のう",
    "Japanese kanji with kan'on reading だい",
    "Japanese kanji with kan'on reading どう",
    "Japanese kanji with kan'yōon reading たい",
    "Japanese kanji with kun reading あた・う",
    "Japanese kanji with kun reading よ・く",
    "Japanese kanji with kun reading よ・くする",
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    {
      "form": "能",
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          "能",
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    {
      "form": "nō",
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      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Noh",
          "Noh"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ability, capacity, aptitude."
      ],
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        [
          "ability",
          "ability"
        ],
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          "capacity",
          "capacity"
        ],
        [
          "aptitude",
          "aptitude"
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      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Repeating old arguments isn't of any use / won't have any effect.",
          "roman": "Furui giron o kurikaeshite mo nō wa nai no da yo.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "古",
              "ふる"
            ],
            [
              "議",
              "ぎ"
            ],
            [
              "論",
              "ろん"
            ],
            [
              "繰",
              "く"
            ],
            [
              "返",
              "かえ"
            ],
            [
              "能",
              "のう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "古い議論を繰り返しても能はないのだよ。",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "effect, use."
      ],
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        [
          "effect",
          "effect"
        ],
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          "use",
          "use"
        ]
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "nōgaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "能",
          "のう"
        ],
        [
          "楽",
          "がく"
        ]
      ],
      "topics": [
        "drama",
        "dramaturgy",
        "film",
        "theater",
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "television",
        "broadcasting",
        "media"
      ],
      "word": "能楽"
    }
  ],
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    "Noh",
    "ja:能"
  ],
  "word": "能"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 能 meaning in Japanese (5.7kB)

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  "path": [
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "能",
  "trace": ""
}

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