# 能 — Ability

Frequency rank 161 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 号 (Number), less common than 強 (Strong).

- On’yomi: のう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 肉 Meat (Kangxi 130)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX

Under the thin crescent moon the hunched private digs the hanging flank of meat out of the shop window with a spoon in each fist and never wakes a dog on the block.

In words:

- 能 のう — being skilled in,nicely,properly
- 能力 のうりょく — ability,faculty
- 能率 のうりつ — efficiency

[Study 能](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E8%83%BD)

[← Rank 160: 強 (Strong)](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/強.md) · [Rank 162: 号 (Number) →](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/号.md)

[HTML](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/能/) · [Full ranking](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency.md)