EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incapacity

    あらゆる芸術評論家達は無能であり危険な存在である。
    Regard all art critics as useless and dangerous.
  2. Noun

    incompetent person

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

Kun
な.い
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
274 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-10, 2-8-4SKIP code
4d8.8The Kanji Dictionary
8033.1Four corner code
2340deroo
7121Unicode hex code
1-44-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2773Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3439New Nelson (John Haig)
2135New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2648Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1351Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1832Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1775Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1913Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
227A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1789Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
386Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19113Morohashi
796A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
93Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
93Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
723sakade
715Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
620henshall3
600Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
179crowley
400Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1280Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1791Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu2, mo2Pinyin reading
muKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ability, talent, skill, capacity

Kun
よ.くあた.う
On
ノウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
273 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Used in names as

たかのりよし

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-4SKIP code
4b6.15The Kanji Dictionary
2221.2, 2121.1Four corner code
2756deroo
80fdUnicode hex code
1-39-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
853Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4809New Nelson (John Haig)
1323New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1676Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
888Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1207Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2004Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2160Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
341A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1397Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
416Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29454Morohashi
766A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
386Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
387Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
691sakade
847Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
787henshall3
718Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
285crowley
411Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1018Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2023Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
neng2Pinyin reading
neung, naeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level