能

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 能 is read as のう and is a noun for Noh, a form of traditional Japanese masked theater.
• Basic usage: Its stage appears in 能の舞台; 能を鑑賞する means appreciating a Noh performance.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Genre and performance
  • It can denote the traditional theatrical form as a whole or a particular performance watched in a theater.
• Difference from 劇
  • 劇 broadly denotes drama or theater, while 能 identifies the specific tradition of Japanese masked theater.