有能
ゆうのう · yuunou · JLPT N3 · na-adj
able
💪 有能 = have + ability: someone who has ability is capable
有 (yuu) means to have or possess, and 能 (nou) means ability or talent, as in 能力 (nouryoku). Put together, 有能 describes a person who has ability: capable and efficient. Its opposite is 無能 (munou), meaning without ability, or incompetent.
有 — hand 𠂇 + moon/meat 月
Originally depicted a hand holding a piece of meat (月 here is the 'meat' radical, not moon), expressing the idea of possessing something. Over time the meaning broadened from 'to hold/possess' to the general sense of 'to have' or 'there is/exists'.
能 — 厶 (head) + 月 (body/flesh) + 匕匕 (legs)
Originally a pictograph of a bear, showing its head, body, and powerful legs. Because bears were seen as strong and capable, the character was borrowed to mean 'ability' or 'can'. A new character 熊 (with the fire radical 灬) was later created for 'bear'.