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堪能する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	堪たん能のうする	堪たん能のうしない
Polite	堪たん能のうします	堪たん能のうしません
Past polite	堪たん能のうしました	堪たん能のうしませんでした
Past	堪たん能のうした	堪たん能のうしなかった
Te-form	堪たん能のうして	堪たん能のうしないで
Desire	堪たん能のうしたい	堪たん能のうしたくない
Potential	堪たん能のうできる	堪たん能のうできない
Passive	堪たん能のうされる	堪たん能のうされない
Causative	堪たん能のうさせる	堪たん能のうさせない
Causative passive	堪たん能のうさせられる	堪たん能のうさせられない
Volitional	堪たん能のうしよう
Polite volitional	堪たん能のうしましょう
Imperative	堪たん能のうしろ	堪たん能のうするな
Conditional	堪たん能のうすれば	堪たん能のうしなければ
Tara conditional	堪たん能のうしたら	堪たん能のうしなかったら

Meanings

na-adjective, noun

proficient; skilled; accomplished

Describes a high level of skill or competence, often in a specific area like language or art. Used as a na-adjective or noun.

彼かれは英えい語ごが堪たん能のうだ。
He is proficient in English.
彼かの女じょはピアノに堪たん能のうなことで知しられている。
She is known for being skilled at the piano.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

enjoy fully; have one's fill; be satiated

Expresses thorough enjoyment or satisfaction, often with food, drink, or an experience. Commonly used as a suru-verb (堪能する).

北ほっ海かい道どうの海うみの幸さちを堪たん能のうした。
I fully enjoyed the seafood of Hokkaido.
彼かれは久ひさしぶりの休きゅう暇かを堪たん能のうしている。
He is thoroughly enjoying his long-awaited vacation.

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Usage patterns

〈言げん語ご〉に堪たん能のうだto be proficient in a language
彼かれは三さんか国こく語ごに堪たん能のうだ。
He is proficient in three languages.
〈物もの〉を存ぞん分ぶんに堪たん能のうするto fully enjoy something (food, scenery, etc.)
旅りょ行こうで地じ元もとの料りょう理りを存ぞん分ぶんに堪たん能のうした。
During the trip, I fully enjoyed the local cuisine.
〈分ぶん野や〉に堪たん能のうな〈人ひと〉a person skilled in a certain field
彼かれはコンピューターに堪たん能のうな技ぎ術じゅつ者しゃです。
He is an engineer highly skilled in computers.
〈事こと〉を心こころから堪たん能のうするto enjoy something wholeheartedly
コンサートを心こころから堪たん能のうした。
I wholeheartedly enjoyed the concert.

Kanji

堪withstand, endure, support
能ability, talent, skill

Related words· 8

上手じょうずN5sense 1
上手 is the common, everyday word for being good at something, while 堪能 suggests a higher, often more formal level of mastery.
満まん喫きつN1sense 2
満喫 is commonly used for enjoying experiences or leisure to the full, while 堪能 can also carry a nuance of savoring food or drink.
得とく意いN3sense 1
得意 emphasizes a personal strong point or specialty, whereas 堪能 focuses on objective high proficiency in a skill like a language.
満まん足ぞくN3sense 2
満足 simply means feeling satisfied, whereas 堪能 implies a thorough, immersive enjoyment of something like a meal or performance.

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巧たくみN1sense 1
巧み highlights skillful, deft technique or execution, while 堪能 describes overall mastery or fluency in a field.
味あじわうN3
堪能する means to fully enjoy or indulge in something (often food or art) to one's satisfaction, while 味わう focuses on the conscious act of appreciating each aspect.
流りゅう暢ちょうN1
堪能 emphasizes deep skill or proficiency in a language, whereas 流暢 focuses specifically on the smooth, natural flow of speech or writing.
賞しょう味み
堪能 (as 堪能する) means to fully enjoy or relish something like a meal or experience, whereas 賞味 focuses more narrowly on appreciating the taste or flavor of food.

Opposites

苦にが手てN3sense 1
苦手 means being poor at or disliking something, the opposite of 堪能's sense of being highly skilled.
下手へたN5sense 1
下手 describes being unskilled or clumsy at something, contrasting with 堪能's meaning of high proficiency.

Don't confuse with

無む能のうN1
堪能 (proficient, skilled) shares the kanji 能 with 無能 (incompetent) but means the opposite, so learners can easily mix them up at a glance.

Etymology

Originally a Buddhist term meaning 'to endure' or 'to bear', later shifting to mean 'to be satisfied' or 'to be skilled'. The kanji are ateji for the 'proficient' sense.