才能

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 才能 is read as さいのう and is a noun for notable aptitude or potential in a particular activity.
• Basic usage: Possession is expressed with 才能がある, while development is expressed with 才能を伸ばす.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 能力
  • 能力 broadly covers an ability or capacity a person can exercise; 才能 focuses on aptitude or talent in a field.
• Specifying the field
  • A modifier can state either degree, as in 豊かな才能, or the activity in which the talent appears.