Ability - Power

Japanese: 能力 - のうりょく

〘noun〙① The power to accomplish something. The power to make things happen. The power to work effectively. Work. Talent. ※Tonka Hiketsu (1820) The power of cowpox "When the power of suppressing cowpox is infested in a person, the virus spreads throughout the body in a matter of days." ※I Am a Cat (1905-06)〈Natsume Soseki〉5 "A person will never have abilities greater than those of a human being." [Ryu Sogen - Cow Fu] ② (Translation of "faculty") In psychology, something hypothesized as the substance of mental functions such as intelligence, emotion, and memory. [Tetsugaku Jibo (1881)] ③ The qualifications required of a person for certain legal matters. Capacity to hold rights, capacity to act, capacity to be held responsible, capacity to commit crimes, etc. In civil law, it refers to the capacity to act to be able to complete legal acts alone. [Futsuwa Horitsu Jibo (1886)]

Nouriki [Ability]

〘 noun 〙① A low-ranking monk who does heavy labor in a temple. Also, a temple attendant. ※Noh play, Dojoji (around 1516) "How can we raise the bell to the bell tower already?" ② An abbreviation of "Nourikizukin (ability hood)."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 物事をやり遂げることのできる力。事をなし得る力。有効にはたらく力。はたらき。才能。※遁花秘訣（1820）牛痘の能力「抑牛痘の能力は、人に種ゆれば、其気〈略〉不日にして全身に及ぶ」※吾輩は猫である（1905‐06）〈夏目漱石〉五「人間以上の能力は決してない者である」〔柳宗元‐牛賦〕② (faculty の訳語) 心理学で、知性・感情・記憶などの精神作用の実体として仮定されたもの。〔哲学字彙（1881）〕③ 法律上、一定の事柄について必要とされる人の資格。権利能力、行為能力、責任能力、犯罪能力など。民法上は、法律行為を単独で完全にすることのできる行為能力をいう。〔仏和法律字彙（1886）〕