無能

See also: 无能

Chinese

not have
 
ability; can; may
ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
trad. (無能)
simp. (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

Grade: 4
のう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(のう) (munō) -na (adnominal ()(のう) (munō na), adverbial ()(のう) (munō ni))

  1. incompetent, untalented

Inflection

Noun

()(のう) (munō) 

  1. incompetence
    • 1948, 海野十三, 超人間X号:
      (まち)では、警察(けいさつ)無能(むのう)非難(ひなん)する(こえ)が、()ましにふえて()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

Noun

無能 (muneung) (hangeul 무능)

  1. Hanja form? of 무능 (incompetency).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term

Adjective

無能

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