能無し のうなし Also written 能なし Meanings Noun, の-adjective incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence Kanji 能 ability. Read as ノウ. 無 without. Read as ない. Words containing 能無し 能無し犬の高吠え (のうなしいぬのたかぼえ) jealous complaint Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists