能力

• 読み: のうりょく
• ローマ字: nouryoku
• 漢字の分解: 能 (nou) — ability, talent, skill; 力 (ryoku) — power, force
• 発音: /noː.ɾʲo.kɯ/

意味

Ability; capability; faculty. The power or skill to do something.

A noun used for both innate talent and developed skills. Commonly seen in compound phrases like 能力試験 (proficiency test) — as in the JLPT (日本語能力試験). More formal than 力 (chikara, strength/power) when describing professional or academic abilities.

例文

1. 彼女は語学の能力が高い。
2. 日本語能力試験を受ける予定です。
3. この仕事にはコミュニケーション能力が必要です。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, workplace evaluations, self-improvement

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 能 (nou, ability/talent) and 力 (ryoku, power/force). Both kanji relate to capability, combining to express one's overall competence.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal