Kanji: 能

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	肉(⺼) Radical name: にく
Meaning:	Ability, talent, skill, capacity
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 250 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	可能(かのう)	possible, practicable, feasible
N3	機能(きのう)	function, faculty
N3	才能(さいのう)	talent, ability
N3	知能(ちのう)	intelligence, brains
N3	能(のう)	being skilled in, nicely, properly
N3	能力(のうりょく)	ability, faculty
N3	有能(ゆうのう)	able, capable, efficient, skill
N2	芸能(げいのう)	public entertainment, accomplishments, attainments
N2	性能(せいのう)	ability, efficiency
N2	能率(のうりつ)	efficiency
N1	技能(ぎのう)	technical skill, ability, capacity
N1	万能(ばんのう)	all-purpose, almighty, omnipotent
N1	放射能(ほうしゃのう)	radioactivity
N1	本能(ほんのう)	instinct
N1	無能(むのう)	inefficiency, incompetence