技能

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 技能（ぎのう） means practical ability acquired through training or experience.
• Basic usage: 技能を身に付けた means acquiring a skill; 技能を次の世代へ伝える means passing it on to the next generation.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Skill and technique
  • 技能 tends to focus on a person's acquired ability, while 技術 tends to focus on methods or systems of technique. Their uses overlap depending on context.