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堪能

勘能

Reading

Kana: かんのう
Romaji: kannou
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

proficient; skillful

See also: 堪能 (reading たんのう, entry #1)
Note: Only 堪能
2

patience; perseverance; fortitude

(Buddhist term)
Note: orig. meaning

Kanji

Readings: カン、 タン、 た.える、 たま.る、 こら.える、 こた.える
Meanings: withstand, endure, support, resist
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity
Reading: カン
Meanings: intuition, perception, check, compare, sixth sense

Example Sentences

堪能(かんのう)英語力(えいごりょく)必須(ひっす)です。
➥Fluency in English is a must.
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彼女(かのじょ)はフランス()堪能(かんのう)だ。
➥She is proficient in French.
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彼女(かのじょ)はフランス()、スペイン()(とも)堪能(かんのう)だ。
➥She is proficient in both Spanish and Italian.
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彼女(かのじょ)英語(えいご)堪能(かんのう)であった。
➥She was at home in English.
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(かれ)はフランス()、スペイン()ともに堪能(かんのう)だ。
➥He is proficient in both Spanish and Italian.
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(かれ)英語(えいご)堪能(かんのう)ならば、(わたし)(かれ)(やと)います。
➥If he were proficient in English, I would hire him.
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