能 (のう) — ability, talent, Noh theater
能
ability
Frequency #3642
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 5
1 character
noun
nou
のう
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
のう[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- ability
- talent
- Noh theater
Usage examples
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能や茶の文化などを知ると、政治とは別の道から時代を見ることができます。
Nou ya cha no bunka nado o shiru to, seiji to wa betsu no michi kara jidai o miru koto ga dekimasu.
Learning about Noh theater and tea culture, for example, lets us view an era through a lens other than politics.
暮らしから読む、日本の歴史 · MojiMori（AIオリジナル） · 第3章 武士の時代にも、畑と市場があった