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An incompetent officer with 無能

Kanji Explanation: Ability and capability with 能

Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of An incompetent officer with 無能.
名探偵コナン » Volume 7 » Page 8

Police detective Yokomizo isn’t about to let Sasai, his prime murder suspect, leave. Sasai reminds the officer that he has photographic proof that he wasn’t near the victim at the time of the murder. He calls for Detective Mouri to back him up.

笹井(ささい):
「名探偵(めいたんてい)のあなたからもいってやってくださいよ。　この刑事(けいじ)がいかに無能(むのう)かという事(こと)を…」
“You, the great detective, should tell him yourself. Just how incompetent this police detective is...”

Key Points

  1. 無能(むのう) = incompetent, lacking ability

    • Here 無能(むのう) is a direct insult aimed at the detective.

    • It strongly says he is useless at his job.

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