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無能 (むのう, munou) Japanese meaning: incompetence | Kotomora
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I am amazed at his incompetence.
The plan failed because of the incompetent leader.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 は 無む 能のう だ someone is incompetent
The employees really think that boss is incompetent.
無む 能のう を 露ろ 呈てい する to expose one's incompetence
無む 能のう な 〈 人ひと 〉 an incompetent person (in a certain role)
I don't want to leave the country's future in the hands of an incompetent politician.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 無む 能のう 扱あつか いする to treat someone as incompetent
It's harsh to treat someone as incompetent just for a small mistake.
Kanji 無 nothingness, none, ain't Related words 無力 emphasizes a lack of power or influence to affect outcomes, while 無能 focuses on a lack of skill or ability to perform tasks.
能無し is a blunt, colloquial insult for an incompetent person, whereas 無能 can be used more formally or analytically.
無能 describes a lack of skill or ability to perform, whereas 無知 describes a lack of knowledge or awareness.
Opposites· 6 able; capable; competent
無能 describes a lack of competence or ability, the opposite of the skillful effectiveness implied by 手腕.
無能 means incompetent or lacking ability, the direct opposite of 敏腕's sense of impressive skill and effectiveness.
Show 3 more Don't confuse with 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.
無能 means 'incompetent' (lacking skill or ability as a personal trait), whereas 不能 (sense 2) refers more broadly to an inability or incapacity, often institutional or situational rather than personal failing.
Word family incompetence; inability; incapacity
incompetent person; person of no ability
idle and incompetent; accomplishing nothing and lacking ability
Etymology From 無 (mu, 'without') + 能 (nō, 'ability'). The combination directly yields 'without ability'.
He ended up exposing his own incompetence at the important meeting.
能のう 力りょく
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無能 describes a lack of ability or incompetence, the direct opposite of having 能力.
無能 describes someone incompetent or lacking ability, the opposite of an オールマイティ person who excels at everything.
能 refers to ability or usefulness, while 無能 describes someone or something as lacking ability, i.e. incompetent.
ineptitude and inaction; incapable of devising appropriate measures
talentless and incompetent; unaccomplished
