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能
能 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “ability”. It is built from 月 (month), 匕 (spoon) and 厶 (elbow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2160. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- ability
- RTK frame
- 2160
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ノウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- よ.く, あた.う
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- способность
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 能 to be able
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 能
How to find 能 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “month” + “spoon” + “elbow”. 能 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 能 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.