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知能 (ちのう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

知ち能のう

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

intelligence; intellect; brains

General term for mental ability, reasoning, and understanding. Used in both everyday and technical contexts.

彼かれは知ち能のうが高たかい。
He has high intelligence.
知ち能のう指し数すうを測はかるテスト

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受う

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I took a test that measures IQ.

Written forms

知ち能のうUsage99%
Standard kanji form; high frequency and priority.
智ち能のうUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

知know, wisdom
能ability, talent, skill
智wisdom, intellect, reason

Similar words

知ち性せい
知性 often implies cultivated, refined intelligence or intellectual depth, while 知能 is a broader, more neutral term for mental capacity.
頭ず脳のう
頭脳 can mean 'brains' in a more concrete or metaphorical sense (e.g., the brains of an organization), whereas 知能 is abstract mental ability.

Etymology

知 (knowledge, wisdom) + 能 (ability, capacity). The compound refers to the faculty of knowing and understanding.