無能

See also: 无能

Chinese

not have
 
ability; can; may
ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
trad. (無能) 無 能
simp. (无能) 无 能

Pronunciation


Adjective

無能

  1. incompetent; lacking ability

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (無能):
  • → Japanese: 無能(むのう) (munō)
  • → Korean: 무능(無能) (muneung)
  • → Vietnamese: vô năng (無能)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
無 能
む
Grade: 4
のう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

無(む)能(のう) • (munō) -na (adnominal 無(む)能(のう)な (munō na), adverbial 無(む)能(のう)に (munō ni))

  1. incompetent, untalented

Inflection

Noun

無(む)能(のう) • (munō) 

  1. incompetence
    • 1948, 海野十三, 超人間X号:
      町(まち)では、警察(けいさつ)の無能(むのう)を非難(ひなん)する声(こえ)が、日(ひ)ましにふえて来(き)た。
      Machi de wa, keisatsu no munō o hinan suru koe ga, himashini fuete kita.
      Complaints about the incompetence of the police grew louder in the town day by day.
  2. a good-for-nothing

Korean

Hanja in this term
無能

Noun

無能 • (muneung) (hangeul 무능)

  1. Hanja form? of 무능 (“incompetency”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
無能

Adjective

無能

  1. chữ Hán form of vô năng (“incompetent; untalented; incapable”).
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