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ノウハウ (nouhau) Japanese meaning: know-how | Kotomora
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This company has accumulated years of know-how.
He knows all the ins and outs of that job.
Usage patterns ノウハウを 身み につける to acquire/master know-how
He picked up the know-how for the job out in the field.
ノウハウを 共きょう 有ゆう する to share know-how (with others)
It's important for employees to share know-how with each other.
ノウハウを 蓄ちく 積せき する to accumulate know-how
We've built up know-how over many years of experience.
〈 事こと 〉 のノウハウ know-how for doing something
I was taught the know-how for developing products.
ノウハウを 活い かす to put know-how to use
I'm putting the know-how I gained at my previous job to use in my new work.
Related words 知識 is general knowledge or information one knows, while ノウハウ specifically means practical know-how gained through hands-on experience.
技術 refers to technology or a technical skill and sounds more formal/systematic, whereas ノウハウ is the informal, experience-based knack for getting things done.
コツ is a specific trick or knack for doing one particular thing well, while ノウハウ covers a broader accumulated body of practical expertise.
Written forms ノウハウ Usage 100%
Standard katakana spelling for this loanword; the most common written form.
ノーハウ Usage <1%
Less common variant spelling; learners may encounter it but ノウハウ is preferred.
Etymology Loanword from English 'know-how', adopted into Japanese with the same meaning.
