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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 7

能 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

ability; capability

On: ノウnou ドウdou
Kun: よくyoku あたうatau よくするyokusuru はたらきhataraki

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

能10 strokes

How to write 能: stroke order

能 has 10 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

能 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 能 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 能

The parts 能 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

䏍
匕

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 7

能 ability; capabilityOnノウ、ドウKunよく、あたう、よくする葉 leaf; wordOnヨウ、ショウKunは、かみ、すえ流 flow; currentOnル、リュウKunながれる、ながす、ながれ然 so; natural stateOnゼン、ネンKunさらば、しか、しかり初 first; beginningOnショ、ソKunはつ、うい、はじめ在 exist; be presentOnザイKunある、まします、います調 investigate; tune; conditionOnチョウKunしらべる、ととのう、ととのえる笑 laugh; smileOnショウKunわらう、えむ議 discussion; deliberationOnギKunはかる直 straight; direct; fixOnチョク、ジキ、チKunなおす、なおる、ただちに