🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

能力

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nōryoku

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Competence/ˈkɒm.pɪ.təns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女には高い専門的能力がある。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The ability to do something successfully or efficiently.

    "The report demonstrated a high level of technical competence."
  2. 2

    The scope of a person's or body's knowledge or control; legal authority or ability.

    "This matter is outside the competence of the local court."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'competentia', meaning 'meeting together, symmetry, or agreement', and later from the verb 'competere' (to coincide or be fit/capable). Entering English in the late 16th century via Middle French, the term originally referred to sufficiency or legal capability before shifting toward the modern psychological and professional sense of demonstrated ability.

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