Components
能く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
よく
BOOST
1. nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully  (see also: 良い; often written with kana only)
2. frequently; often  (often written with kana only)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 131,674 which gives a rank of 1,914
よく is the most useful form. 5 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 1,010,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 40 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 126
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
とうきょう
東京
えき
ことよく
りたい

I want to know more about Tokyo Station.
てんき
天気
よくなりそう
There will be a change for the better in the weather.
その
ふゆ
あいだ
よく
あめ
った

It rained a lot that winter.
良く
BOOST
Reading : よく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 4,000 (about 262,000,000 results)
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好く
BOOST
Reading : よく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 62,000 (about 6,120,000 results)
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能く
BOOST
Reading : よく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 153,000 (about 533,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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克く
BOOST
Reading : よく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 173,000 (about 428,000 results)
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善く
BOOST
Reading : よく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 191,000 (about 334,000 results)
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リョウ   よ good   
コウ   この    す to like   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
シ   ス   こ child   
ノウ    ability   
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さじ spoon   
private month
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ム   private
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
コク    overcome   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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legs
ゼン   virtuous   よ virtous, good   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
grass   
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