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read 능 음20 words 낱말from TOPIK 2 2급

As the first character — 2 words

능력 能力 ability TOPIK 2 능동적 能動的 activeness TOPIK 5

As the last character — 10 words

기능 機能 function TOPIK 3 재능 才能 talent, ability TOPIK 4 기능 技能 skill TOPIK 3 성능 性能 performance TOPIK 5 가능 可能 possibility TOPIK 3 만능 萬能 all-purpose, versatile Common 지능 知能 intelligence TOPIK 4 효능 效能 efficacy, effectiveness TOPIK 5 무능 無能 lack of ability, incompetency Common 역기능 逆機能 dysfunction Common

In the middle — 8 words

가능성 可能性 possibility TOPIK 4 가능하다 可能- to be possible TOPIK 3 불가능하다 不可能- to be impossible TOPIK 4 가능해지다 可能- to become possible TOPIK 6 기능적 機能的 functional TOPIK 6 유능하다 有能- to be capable TOPIK 4 기능성 機能性 beneficial to the health Common 본능적 本能的 instinctive TOPIK 4

Characters it combines with

可 가 가능성 可能性 5 shared words 機 기 기능 機能 4 shared words 的 적 능동적 能動的 3 shared words 性 성 가능성 可能性 3 shared words 力 력 능력 能力 1 shared word 動 동 능동적 能動的 1 shared word 無 무 무능 無能 1 shared word 本 본 본능적 本能的 1 shared word 有 유 유능하다 有能- 1 shared word 不 불 불가능하다 不可能- 1 shared word 技 기 기능 技能 1 shared word 知 지 지능 知能 1 shared word

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Hanja spellings, word meanings and TOPIK grades from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

The reading 능 is derived from the alignment between these words' Hangul and their hanja spellings, not taken from a character dictionary — which is also why no 훈 is shown.