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能力 (のうりょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Meanings 1
noun
ability ; capability ; faculty
General term for the power or capacity to do something, whether innate or acquired. Used in a wide range of contexts from personal skills to organizational capacity.
学がく
の
能のう
力りょく
を
伸の
ばす
ため
に
留りゅう
学がく
し
た
。
I studied abroad to improve my language ability.
Similar words 才さい 能のう 才能 often implies innate talent or giftedness, while 能力 is a broader term for capacity or ability, including learned skills.
実じつ 力りょく 実力 emphasizes actual, practical ability or real power, often contrasted with theoretical or potential ability.
Etymology Compound of 能 (ability, function) and 力 (power, strength). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has been used to mean 'ability' or 'capability' since at least the Meiji period.
