Kanji 権: meanings, readings, and example words.
Kanji 権: authority, power, rights. Readings and core meaning.
See vocabulary and examples below.
authority, power, rights
Imagine a bird (隹) perched like a person (𠂉) on a wooden (木) scale. Since a scale is used to determine weight and value, it came to represent the authority and rights used to judge or govern society.
棄権 (きけん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 棄権: abstain from voting / renunciation of a right. Meanings and example sentences.
権 (けん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 権: authority / right / power. Meanings and example sentences.
権威 (けんい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 権威: authority / influence / power. Meanings and example sentences.
権限 (けんげん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 権限: power / authority / jurisdiction. Meanings and example sentences.
権力 (けんりょく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 権力: power / authority / influence. Meanings and example sentences.
主権 (しゅけん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 主権: sovereignty / supreme authority. Meanings and example sentences.
政権 (せいけん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 政権: government / political power. Meanings and example sentences.
特権 (とっけん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 特権: privilege / special right. Meanings and example sentences.
権利 (けんり): meaning and examples
Japanese word 権利: right / privilege. Meanings and example sentences.
