かん
堪
のう
能

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. proficient, skillful.
  2. Buddhist term.patience, perseverance, fortitude. Orig. meaning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かん
堪
のう
能
 堪能 かんのう
かん
勘
のう
能
 勘能 かんのう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

withstand, endure, support
カン　こた.える　タン (Early High School, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
tremendously, very, great
ジン　はなは.だ　じ (Early High School, N1)
sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い　カン　うま.い (Early Jr. High, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
equal, head, counter for small animals
ひき　ヒツ (Early Jr. High, N2)
hiding enclosure radical (no. 23)
ケイ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
ability, talent, skill
ノウ　よし　の (5th, N3)
a small worm, larvae of mosquitoes, empty
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)