能力

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Chinese

ability; can; may
ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
 
 power; force; strength
trad. (能力) 能 力
simp. #(能力) 能 力

Pronunciation

Noun

能力

  1. ability; capability; capacity; faculty; competence
    科研能力  ―  kēyán nénglì  ―  research ability
    配套能力  ―  pèitào nénglì  ―  supporting capabilities
    承載能力／承载能力  ―  chéngzài nénglì  ―  carrying capacity
    專業能力／专业能力  ―  zhuānyè nénglì  ―  expertise
    讀寫能力／读写能力  ―  dúxiě nénglì  ―  ability to read and write; literacy
    生育能力  ―  shēngyù nénglì  ―  ability to have children; fertility
    能力超群  ―  nénglì chāoqún  ―  to have outstanding ability
    語言能力很強／语言能力很强  ―  yǔyán nénglì hěn qiáng  ―  to have a strong capacity for language
    他的獨立生活的能力很差。 [MSC, trad.]
    他的独立生活的能力很差。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā de dúlì shēnghuó de nénglì hěn chà.
    His ability to live independently is very poor.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
能 力
のう
Grade: 5 		りき
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Kanji in this term
能 力
のう
Grade: 5 		りょく
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

能(のう)力(りょく) or 能(のう)力(りき) • (nōryoku or nōriki) 

  1. ability; capability; capacity; faculty
    • 2000 April 20, “スロットマシーンＡ(エー)Ｍ(エム)－７(セブン) [Slot Machine AM-7]”, in Magic Ruler －魔法の支配者－, Konami:
      スロットに揃(そろ)う数(かず)で能(のう)力(りょく)を変(へん)化(か)させる事(こと)ができるという機(き)械(かい)。
      Surotto ni sorou kazu de nōryoku o henka saseru koto ga dekiru to iu kikai.
      A machine said to be able to change its ability according to the slot numbers.
    • 2002 September 19, “アイツ [That Other Guy]”, in 黒魔導の覇者 [Champion of Black Magic], Konami:
      非(ひ)常(じょう)に頼(たよ)りない姿(すがた)をしているが、実(じつ)はとてつもない潜(せん)在(ざい)能(のう)力(りょく)を隠(かく)し持(も)っているらしい。
      Hijō ni tayorinai sugata o shite iru ga, jitsu wa totetsu mo nai senzai nōryoku o kakushimotte iru rashii.
      He looks completely unreliable, but he is actually said to have incredible potential.

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
能力

Noun

能力 • (neungnyeok) (hangeul 능력)

  1. hanja form? of 능력 (“capacity, ability”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
能力

Noun

能力

  1. chữ Hán form of năng lực (“power; ability; energy”).
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