• 能力のうりょく — ability / capacity
• 機能きのう — function / feature
• 芸能げいのう — performing arts
• 才能さいのう — talent
• 官能かんのう — sensuality
• 技能ぎのう — technical skill
• 知能ちのう — intelligence
• 無能むのう — incompetence

The kanji 能 centers on ability or capacity, often tied to performance and effectiveness. Its historical form has been linked to a creature with strength, conveying the idea of power or skill. Today it appears widely in compounds for human capability, system functions, and traditional arts.