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ability

On-Yomi: ノウ — Kun-Yomi: よ.く

Elements:

ability, elbow, moon, month, flesh, part of the body, spoon, sitting on the ground, spoon2, sitting on the ground2

Heisig story:

Try relating this kanji to that of the previous frame. For instance, you might imagine that the test of ability envisioned here is removing the bear from the oven fire.

Koohii stories:

1) [rtkrtk] 17-3-2008(246): The amputee has no hands but only stumps of flesh beneath his elbows. To give him the ability to eat he has two spoons implanted in his arm stumps, one in each side.

2) [Istvan] 16-7-2007(57): Kid from the Oracle's place in the Matrix (whose head is shining like the moon) is holding a a spoon and making it bend using his special ability. When Neo asks to learn this ability the child replies, " Remember the truth Neo, there is no spoon." Neo Proceeds to the kitchen pondering these words of wisdom. The Child smiles mischeviously and pulls a second spoon hidden up his sleeve in the crook of his elbow. "That's right Neo," the child laughs, "there is no spoon…there are two spoons!".

3) [dingomick] 16-3-2007(31): This man may have the dis-ability of no flesh below the elbows, but he can eat with 2 spoons, on in each foot.

4) [Terhorst] 24-12-2007(26): I have the ability to use my elbow flesh to juggle two spoons.

5) [activeaero] 12-12-2008(12): I have the ability to bend two spoons. I bend one spoon with my elbow and one with my body.

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